Update: Coronavirus crisis in North and East Syria – week ending 13 September
Our latest weekly report on the coronavirus crisis in North and East Syria:
- Over 100 health-workers in NES confirmed to have coronavirus
- Kurdish Red Crescent raises alarm over false sense of security
- Health authorities try to overcome chronic under-testing
- Corona cases in Jazira region, where most testing is concentrated, increase 122%
week-on-week (82 to 182) - 10-fold increase in cases detected in Shehba (1 to 10), situation likely far graver
due to chronic under-testing - Deir-ez-Zor is region in North and East Syria with the least individuals reached,
per UN
Download the full report here, and contact Rojava Information Center for further comment and analysis.