Damascus: Partial Curfew Kicks Off, Three Syrians Coming from Tehran Test Positive
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Damascus, London - Asharq Al-Awsat
Damascus announced partial curfew to stem the spread of the new coronavirus as the country registered three new cases of Syrians coming from Iran. The Syrian Ministry of Health said on its official website: "Three new cases tested positive for the virus. All of them belong to the same group that was placed under quarantine in Damascus last week." More than a hundred people were placed under quarantine in Hajar area after returning from Tehran. The United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross called for an immediate nationwide ceasefire across Syria to enable an "all-out-effort" to stamp out the coronavirus. They stressed that prisoners and millions of displaced people, especially those in Idlib are especially vulnerable after nine years of war. Syrians are "acutely vulnerable to COVID-19," Geir Pedersen, the UN special envoy for Syria warned in a statement. He also appealed on humanitarian grounds for "large-scale releases of detainees and abductees." For his part, Fabrizio Carboni, ICRC regional director for the Near and Middle East, echoed the call for a ceasefire.
from Asharq AL-awsat https://aawsat.com/english/home/article/2200271/damascus-partial-curfew-kicks-three-syrians-coming-tehran-test-positive
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