GENEVA
The World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday that it was extremely concerned about the impact of the coronavirus on displaced people in northwestern Syria.
WHO spokesman Christian Lindmeier said at a virtual UN briefing that although all its neighboring countries and territories had confirmed cases of COVID-19, Syria had not.
“The World Health Organization is extremely concerned about the impact COVID-19 may have on IDPs in the northwest [of Syria],” said Lindmeier.
At the same briefing, UN Refugee Agency spokesman Andrej Mahecic said by phone that the UNHCR “understands” there are 10 confirmed COVID-19 cases among refugees and the