Thread by @REnternasyonal

While we had in spring almost no #corona cases in NE #Syria, since July it's fast spreading.

More than 320 people got infected, with 145 just in the last week. The number of undetected cases is much higher (shortages of testkits due to the embargo).

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The self-administration took prevention measures, but people struggle to follow them due to the economic crisis.

For more than 3 weeks Turkey has again cut off waterflow, what means that 650.000 people in Heseke are without drinking water& unable to follow hygiene measures.

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Also in #Şehba region, that is home to 200.000 Kurdish IDPs from Afrin, #coronavirus is spreading. The situation there is quite critical because of the harsh conditions (lack of infrastructure, embargo of the Syrian government which leads to medicine shortages).

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As long as the #Corona situation in northeast #Syria remains bad, @RojavaIC will publish weekly reports, in which they summarize the situation and cover key humanitarian and political updates.

Last report from 22 August

rojavainformationcenter.com/2020/08/update…

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