A total of four new cases of coronavirus infection were reported on Thursday in the Cizire region in northeast Syria. The affected persons, three women and a young man, live in the cities of Qamishlo and Hesekê. The figures were announced by Ciwan Mustafa, co-chairman of the health committee in the autonomous region, Thursday afternoon following a meeting of the crisis management team.

From April until July 2020, the number of Covid-19 cases recorded in the regions of northern and eastern Syria reached 6, of whom one from the Heseke city passed away. The newly infected persons are now in domestic quarantine.

The autonomous administration reacted early to the coronavirus pandemic and imposed a curfew on 23 March as a preventive measure. As new infections with the coronavirus are increasing sharply in the Syrian regime held areas and neighbouring countries, the pandemic rules, which were only relaxed in mid-June, were tightened again at the beginning of last week. Since 13 July, all border crossings have been closed again, people entering northern and eastern Syria are placed in quarantine for a fortnight, and the bodies of people who have died outside the self-governing zone are not transferred to the autonomous area and buried for the time being.

The obligation to wear face masks in official agencies, places of worship, funeral ceremonies, public events such as demonstrations and distance rules was not abolished. Only for pupils and students relaxed rules applied until the end of the examination phase.

584 cases in regime-held areas

In the Damascus-controlled areas of Syria, there are 584 confirmed cases of corona infection to date. According to the official SANA agency, 35 people have died since the outbreak of the pandemic.