Coronavirus in Syria: a catastrophe in the making - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Khaled al-Khateb

Khaled al-Khateb

Mar 22, 2020

A health worker with a face mask walks inside a hospital, as hospitals enforce a series of measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Damascus, Syria March 19, 2020. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki - RC20NF9CYGOY — A health worker with a face mask walks inside a hospital, as hospitals enforce a series of measures to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, Damascus, Syria, March 19, 2020. — REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki

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Khaled al-Khateb

Khaled al-Khateb

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