As Idlib, Northwestern state in Syria, confirms its first coronavirus case, ranging fear rises among people and caretakers due the possibility of it spreading in the camp faster than imagined.
There is a huge possibility of an outbreak in these closely populated area Syrian camps that would leave the situation out of control. Near the Turkish border, a doctor contracted COVID and the contacts of the doctor are being traced so as to avoid the situation getting any worse. The World Health Organization (WHO) official has said that the hospital has been closed where the doctor was working.
Almost one million people have fled their homes in the area since last December, with many of them now living in overcrowded refugee camps with inadequate healthcare facilities and little clean water. The healthcare is not good as it is and if COVID cases are found here then the already suffering population will be miserable.
Majority of the population is displaced in Syria. Sonia Khush, Save the Children's Syria response director, also admitted that confirmation of the first case was a huge blow for civilians, especially mothers and children. While talking to the BBC, she said, "Now more than ever, guns need to remain silent, the ceasefire needs to hold and all efforts have to be geared towards the aid and health response."
Till now Syria witnessed 14 deaths and over 350 corona positive cases but the low figures are also an indication of less testing. The lack of testing and testing facilities can truly destroy the settlements there.
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