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Northwest Syria running low on COVID-19 tests, oxygen amid conflict

The International Rescue Committee said coronavirus cases are increasing dramatically in the war-torn rebel territory.

Al-Monitor Staff
Al-Monitor Staff
Sep 16, 2021
A picture shows the entrance to the Directorate of Health in the rebel-held northwestern Syrian city of Idlib on Sept. 13, 2021. Cases of Covid-19 have increased alarmingly over the past month in Syria's rebel-controlled northern region of Idlib, local authorities said today.
A picture shows the entrance to the Directorate of Health in the rebel-held northwestern Syrian city of Idlib on Sept. 13, 2021. Cases of Covid-19 have increased alarmingly over the past month in Syria's rebel-controlled northern region of Idlib, local authorities said today. — OMAR HAJ KADOUR/AFP via Getty Images

Northwest Syria is suffering from shortages of COVID-19 testing kits and oxygen amid an outbreak, a leading humanitarian organization said Wednesday.

The International Rescue Committee’s Syria director said the situation is worsening to levels of the previous coronavirus outbreak at the end of 2020.

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