Deir Ezzor Civil Council Imposes a Total Lockdown to Prevent the Spread of Coronavirus

2021-12-12
Deir Ezzor Civil Council announced a total lockdown in the Al-Kibar and Harmoushieh areas due to "the spread of the Corona epidemic and the increase in cases and deaths," according to an official statement of the Council. The lockdown starts from today, Sunday, until the 18th of this month, provided that food facilities and health sectors are excluded from the lockdown, according to a statement by the Deir Ezzor Civil Council. Northeastern Syria is witnessing constant infections with the Coronavirus, amid popular fears of infection cases with the new mutant "Omicron". And the co-chair of the Health Authority in Northeastern Syria told Al-Ittihad Media on November, 22 that the PCR testing devices will be in service soon, after stopping them since last March.