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Syria: First war, now COVID-19

May 18, 2020

Concerns are rising that the coronavirus pandemic could set off a humanitarian crisis in Idlib, the last battlefield in the Syrian war. A shaky ceasefire is holding, but aid organizations warn that the province is wholly unprepared for an outbreak.

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DW Birgitta Schülke
Birgitta Schülke Investigative reporter focusing on human rights abuses and migration in Asia and the Middle East@BirSchuelke