Published : 16-12-2020
Over 10 Palestinian refugees have sustained pulmonary infection after they contracted the novel coronavirus in Deraa camp for Palestinian refugees, south of Syria.
The infected persons are being home-quarantined in dire conditions as they cannot afford to buy oxygen cylinders and medicines.
Confirmed coronavirus cases have been increasingly reported in Palestinian refugee camps in Syria, at a time when residents have been launching cries for help over the absence of hygiene kit and medicines.
Civilians continue to slam UNRWA’s apathy, saying an urgent action is needed to save the displacement camps.
Over recent months, AGPS has warned that a projected outbreak of COVID-19 in Palestinian refugee camps in Syria would be catastrophic. Though campaigns to help spread awareness among the camps’ residents have recently seen the day, limited access to running water, pharmacies and medical facilities mean displacement camps are more susceptible to the spread of the highly infectious virus.
Displacement camps set up in northern Syria are especially vulnerable as most hospitals and medical facilities have been bombed, rendering them out of order.
Over 10 Palestinian refugees have sustained pulmonary infection after they contracted the novel coronavirus in Deraa camp for Palestinian refugees, south of Syria.
The infected persons are being home-quarantined in dire conditions as they cannot afford to buy oxygen cylinders and medicines.
Confirmed coronavirus cases have been increasingly reported in Palestinian refugee camps in Syria, at a time when residents have been launching cries for help over the absence of hygiene kit and medicines.
Civilians continue to slam UNRWA’s apathy, saying an urgent action is needed to save the displacement camps.
Over recent months, AGPS has warned that a projected outbreak of COVID-19 in Palestinian refugee camps in Syria would be catastrophic. Though campaigns to help spread awareness among the camps’ residents have recently seen the day, limited access to running water, pharmacies and medical facilities mean displacement camps are more susceptible to the spread of the highly infectious virus.
Displacement camps set up in northern Syria are especially vulnerable as most hospitals and medical facilities have been bombed, rendering them out of order.
