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Religious authorities across Syria join fight against the coronavirus

Most religious authorities in Syria called on their constituents to abide by the government’s preventive measures aimed at containing the spread of the novel coronavirus.

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Members of the Syrian civil defense, known as the White Helmets, disinfect a mosque as part of efforts to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, Binnish, Idlib province, Syria, March 26, 2020. — MUHAMMAD HAJ KADOUR/AFP via Getty Images

ALEPPO — Syrian religious institutions have been actively engaged in supporting official measures and efforts to counter the coronavirus and prevent its catastrophic spread across Syria in areas controlled by the government, the opposition and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces.

This comes as fear of a greater outbreak of the pandemic in Syria has been heightened in light of new cases and deaths.

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