In northern Syria, COVID-19 worsens an already dramatic humanitarian crisis - Global Voices
The ongoing armed conflict in Syria has displaced over 1.6 million people who have fled mostly to the north of the country. The resulting catastrophic humanitarian crisis is now worsened by the impact of COVID-19 in the region.
In the Idlib region in northern Syria, residents already endure drastic conditions on a daily basis. Although Idlib has confirmed only one case of COVID-19 in July, many factors contribute to rising tensions, one of which is the continuing and deliberate violence inflicted on Idlib’s vital infrastructure by the Syrian-Russian military alliance which has completely destroyed its health sector.
According to Human Rights Watch, “northern Syria is not at all ready to face the ‘COVID-19′ pandemic.”
Hani al-Hariri, an activist from southern Syria now living in Idlib, told Global Voices that the situation could be catastrophic if COVID-19 reaches northern Syria, where displaced people barely have access to basic needs, including health care, water, and food, making social distancing and hygiene almost impossible to maintain.
#Covid-19#Syrie#camp#Idlib#Santé#réfugiés#déplacés#migration#quarantaine
▻https://globalvoices.org/2020/07/30/in-northern-syria-covid-19-worsens-an-already-dramatic-humanitarian-cr