COVID-19 pandemic in Syria
The COVID-19 pandemic is occurring in Syria as part of the global COVID-19 pandemic that began in China in December 2019. The pandemic affects the novel disease COVID-19 . This is caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus from the Coronaviridae group and belongs to the group of respiratory diseases . From March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) classified the outbreak of the novel coronavirus as a global pandemic.
course
On March 22, 2020, the first COVID-19 case was confirmed in Syria. This case first appeared in the WHO situation reports on March 23, 2020.
As of April 8, 2020, the WHO confirmed 19 cases of COVID-19 and two deaths in Syria.
statistics
The number of cases developed during the COVID-19 pandemic in Syria as follows:
Infections
Confirmed infections (cumulative) in Syria
according to WHO data
New infections in Syria
according to WHO data
Deaths
Confirmed deaths (cumulative) in Syria
according to WHO data
Confirmed deaths (daily) in Syria
according to WHO data
Remarks
- ↑ a b c d Cases reported to WHO by national authorities are listed here. Since the situation is very dynamic, there may be discrepancies or delays between the cases of the WHO and the data of national authorities as well as the information provided by other bodies, such as the Johns Hopkins University (CSSE).
Economic situation for the population - famine
The 2020 economic crisis caused by the pandemic led to a further deterioration in the Syrian economy, which had been in crisis since 2011 even before the pandemic caused by the civil war . This combination of crises led to an increase in Syrian food prices of around 200 percent within a year by June 2020. In the course of the pandemic, the price of bread rose to 203 Syrian lira by the beginning of May 2020 (which in turn recorded a 3.5-fold loss in value in the first half of 2020). In May 2020, the price of bread rose again by the beginning of June 2020, by 31 percent to 294 Syrian pounds. Rice became 39 percent more expensive. The price of sugar rose by about 122 percent. According to Welthungerhilfe, before the pandemic there were around nine million Syrians who were exposed to famine , the number of starving people in Syria rose to around 10.4 million as a result of the corona pandemic.
Aid measures by the international community
At an international donor conference for Syria refugees, states pledged financial aid totaling 6.9 billion euros. Of the aid money, 2.3 billion euros come from states of the European Union (of which almost 1.6 billion euros from Germany ). Of the 6.9 billion euros, 4.9 billion euros are earmarked for 2020, announced the European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Protection , Janez Lenarčič .
Web links
- World Health Organization (WHO): Coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) situation reports on the website www.who.int (English)
- Johns Hopkins CSSE : Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases. (English)
- Website World of Meters : real-time data of the Corona virus pandemic (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Pulmonologists on the net: Covid-19: Causes . Online at www.lungenaerzte-im-netz.de. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
- ↑ Tagesschau: "Deeply worried". WHO speaks of corona pandemic . March 11, 2020. Online at www.tagesschau.de. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
- ↑ Health Minister: First case of Coronavirus registered in Syria in patient who had come from abroad, appropriate measures have been taken to deal with the case . In: Sana.sy , March 22, 2020.
- ↑ World Health Organization: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Situation Report . March 23, 2020. Online at www.who.int. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
- ↑ World Health Organization: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Situation Report . April 8, 2020. Online at www.who.int. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
- ↑ a b c d Coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) situation reports. WHO, accessed June 7, 2020 .
- ↑ DER SPIEGEL: Syria's ruler Assad exchanges prime ministers - DER SPIEGEL - politics. Retrieved June 29, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Katrin Kuntz, DER SPIEGEL: Hunger crisis in Syria: Hardly anyone can still afford bread - DER SPIEGEL - Politics. Retrieved June 29, 2020 .
- ↑ DER SPIEGEL: Aid pledges of 6.9 billion euros for victims of the Syrian war - DER SPIEGEL - Politics. Retrieved June 30, 2020 .
