Recent Developments in Northwest Syria - Situation Report No. 14 - As of 15 May 2020- OCHA report Syria Reliefweb
No cases of COVID-19 have been identified in northwest Syria, with 596 samples tested as of 13 May, of which 594 returned negative results and two results are pending. A laboratory in Idleb with a capacity of 100 tests per day remains instrumental in testing samples of potential cases of COVID-19. In some cases, samples from northwest Syria are sent to laboratories in Turkey for testing. To date, 304 triage tents have been distributed or installed in northwest Syria and 104 hospitals and primary health centres (PHC) have enacted COVID-19 triage systems. Four hospitals with intensive care units are operational to receive severe cases of COVID-19 and two community-based isolation (CBI) centres are operational to isolate mild to moderate cases.
The Bab Al-Hawa and Bab Al-Salam border crossings between Syria and Turkey remain open to humanitarian and commercial traffic, while several other points of entry in northwest Syria are also partially open. Monitoring, infection prevention and control (IPC) and referral measures reportedly continue to be implemented at cross-border and cross-line points. In northwest Syria, humanitarian partners continue to operate under measures intended to mitigate against the potential spread of COVID-19. These include adapted modalities to deliver assistance while minimising face-to-face contact, virtualisation of meetings and activities, and awareness raising efforts on COVID-19 risks and precautions conducted online.
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