Published : 08-07-2020
Families in the Syrian capital Damascus have been struggling to procure bread amid a shortage of allocations distributed through accredited people, a mechanism which was decided by the Ministry of Interior as one of the government’s measures to reduce overcrowding and gatherings in the face of coronavirus.
Local authorities in Damascus reduced the number of bread bundles allocated to the residents from four to three only. Prices have also seen a 2% decrease for holders of smart cards.
Activists slammed the new distribution mechanism in government-held zones, saying families who have nothing to eat but bread in the poverty-stricken area will be left without food.
A resident accused accredited sellers of dishonesty, saying he has only received two bread bundles while a text message figuring on his phone screen says he has received four bundles.
Families in the Syrian capital Damascus have been struggling to procure bread amid a shortage of allocations distributed through accredited people, a mechanism which was decided by the Ministry of Interior as one of the government’s measures to reduce overcrowding and gatherings in the face of coronavirus.
Local authorities in Damascus reduced the number of bread bundles allocated to the residents from four to three only. Prices have also seen a 2% decrease for holders of smart cards.
Activists slammed the new distribution mechanism in government-held zones, saying families who have nothing to eat but bread in the poverty-stricken area will be left without food.
A resident accused accredited sellers of dishonesty, saying he has only received two bread bundles while a text message figuring on his phone screen says he has received four bundles.
