Coronavirus: Leaked letter says over 200 UN staff in Syria have contracted Covid-19 | Middle East Eye
More than 200 United Nations staff members have contracted Covid-19 in Syria, as the global body stepped up its contingency plans to combat the fast spread of the pandemic in the country, medical workers and UN officials have said.
The UN’s resident coordinator and humanitarian coordinator in Syria, Imran Riza, told UN heads of agencies in a letter to distribute to staff that the UN was in the final stages of securing a medical facility for the treatment of cases.
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