QAMISHLI (Syria), April 18 — The Kurdish-led administration in Syria’s northeast said yesterday that the World Health Organisation had found the area’s first case of coronavirus earlier this month after samples were tested in Damascus. In a statement, the regional administration said a...
A sign asking people to pray at home is seen outside the Holy Cross Church while a mass is taking place behind closed doors, as part of measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease on the day that Greek Orthodox celebrate Good Friday, in Damascus, Syria April 17, 2020. — Reuters pic
In a statement, the regional administration said a 53-year-old man had died at Qamishli National Hospital on April 2 and that a sample sent to Damascus had tested positive for Covid-19, the lung disease caused by the coronavirus. A WHO regional spokesperson said the positive test result was reported by the Syrian government health ministry on April 2, and that active surveillance was being carried out in northeast Syria to probe for other potential cases.
The Kurdish-led administration said it was “dangerous” that their health authorities had not been informed directly when the case was first confirmed.
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