First coronavirus cases reported in Syria’s Al-Hol camp | Syria News | Al Jazeera
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Three health workers in a displaced people’s camp in northeastern Syria have contracted the novel coronavirus, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Wednesday. They were the first reported infections in the Al-Hol camp, a vast tent city that is home to tens of thousands of people, including the relatives of ISIL fighters. It is run by the autonomous Kurdish administration that controls most of northeastern Syria and has reported 54 cases of COVID-19 in areas under its control.
“On August 3, three health workers reportedly tested positive for COVID-19 at the Al-Hol IDP [internally displaced people’s] camp,” said OCHA in a press release. “The contact tracing process is ongoing. As a precautionary measure, only critical staff, with personal protective equipment, are allowed to operate inside the camp,” it added.A health official at the camp said the three infected staff work with the Kurdish Red Crescent in Al-Hol.
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