In war-torn Middle East countries, pandemic aid is hard to come by - The Hill
A man in eastern Syria arrived at a hospital in the city of Qamishli and died days later of what was suspected to be the coronavirus, according to reports. However, it took weeks for the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Syrian government in Damascus to provide the U.S.-backed local authorities with confirmation that he died of the virus, making it harder to control the spread of the contagion. Syria is one of many countries in the Middle East divided by civil conflicts and proxy wars, and lack of government control of portions of the country. The pandemic has thrust these divided countries under the spotlight because international organizations and local states have not been able to provide access to testing consistently across battle lines.
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