Press Release 13 October 2021

(Doctors Without Borders)
FRANCISCO OTERO Y VILLAR, MSF HEAD OF MISSION FOR SYRIA

NORTHERN SYRIA – Northern Syria is experiencing its most severe recorded wave of COVID-19 yet, with needs fast outpacing limited oxygen supplies and health facilities running out of testing kits. In the country’s northwest, the health system is already unable to cope, while in the northeast, the coronavirus is spreading at a worrying pace, said Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).

In northwest Syria, the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 almost doubled in September, reaching nearly 73,000, compared to the 39,000 cases recorded by the end of August.

Health system overwhelmed in Northern Syria in most severe COVID-19 outbreak yet | MSF
https://www.msf.org/health-system-overwhelmed-northern-syria-most-severe-covid-19-outbreak-yet
The already-struggling health system in northern Syria has been hit hard by the most severe wave of COVID-19 yet. Healthcare facilities and humanitarian organisations are struggling to cope with the extent of this new wave.