First coronavirus case confirmed in Syria's north-west, say aid groups

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IDLIB, SYRIA (REUTERS) - The first coronavirus case was confirmed in north-west Syria on Thursday (July 9), aid workers said, raising fears for a region where hospitals lie in ruins and camps overflow with people after nearly a decade of war.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

IDLIB, SYRIA - The first coronavirus case was confirmed in north-west Syria on Thursday , aid workers said, raising fears for a region where hospitals lie in ruins and camps overflow with people after nearly a decade of war.

The person infected is a physician at Bab al-Hawa hospital near the Turkish border, said a report from the Assistance Coordination Unit , a group which delivers aid and belongs to the Syrian opposition.

 

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