COVID-19 pandemic in Syria

COVID-19 pandemic in SyriaDiseaseCOVID-19PathogenSARS-CoV-2First outbreakWuhan, Hubei, ChinaArrival date22 March 2020Confirmed cases• 57,743 (Government reported only) • 13,690 (needs update) (Including Interim Government and Rojava Administration reported cases)Active cases0Recovered54,578Deaths3,165Fatality rate5.80%TerritoriesАll 14 governorates (All government and non-government reports included).Government website MINISTRY OF HEALTH COVID-19 STATISTICS The COVID-19 pandemic in Syria was part of the pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The disease was confirmed to have reached Syria on 22 March 2020, when the first case was confirmed of a person who came from abroad. Syria has been considered especially vulnerable to the pandemic due to its civil war and dire humanitarian situation. This article is part ofa series aboutBashar al-Assad Personal Early life Family Assadism President of Syria Foreign policy Presidential trips Tenth Five-Year Plan Occupation of Lebanon Cedar Revolution Damascus Spring Statement of 99 Statement of 1000 Damascus Declaration Operation Outside the Box Corruption Syri