U.S., UN Slam Russia Over Coronavirus Aid Holdup in Syria- The National Interest
Russia had insisted in January on closing the Yarubiya border crossing into Syria, forcing the Kurdish-led autonomous entity in the northeast to rely on the Russian-backed central government in Damascus for humanitarian support. But the central government has not filled in the gap—and UN and U.S. officials are slamming Moscow for setting up a coronavirus catastrophe.
Many medical facilities and individuals in northeast Syria who depended on medical supplies via Al Yarubiyah have not received these supplies through alternative channels.According to [the World Health Organization], continuity of health services in the northeast has already been affected, leaving people even more exposed to the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease] crisis.
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