Syria bans most domestic travel in coronavirus lockdown
Reuters
Published Mar 27, 2020 04:56PM ET
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Syria said on Friday it was banning travel between cities and governorates as part of tightening measures to curb the spread of coronavirus, state-run Ikhbariya TV reported, citing the interior minister.
Syria has recorded five cases of corona virus so far but relief agencies worry that any outbreak could be lethal after years of conflict that has ravaged its healthcare system.
The travel restriction, effective from Sunday, comes on top of a curfew announced this week from 6 pm to 6 am and after the country has halted flights and ordered the closure of most businesses.
Humanitarian agencies have expressed deep concern over the prospect of coronavirus spreading in Syria's northwest, where hundreds of thousands of people displaced by war live in tightly packed camps and have severely limited access to healthcare.
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