21 December، 2020
Damascus, SANA-The national plan to deal with the Coronavirus and the application of precautionary measures to prevent its spread topped the list of work programs of the Ministry of Health during the year 2020, as the first local infection with the virus was recorded on the 22nd of last March and the first mortality on the 29th of the same month.
The ministry announced on February 6
th a national plan that included a set of investigative measures and preventive measures to combat the virus and prevent from its spread.
The national plan of the ministry included the application of strict health measures at the border crossings to monitor the health status of travelers coming to Syria and monitor any suspected case, especially in light of the acceleration of the spread of Coronavirus globally. In the second half of last February, the ministry started to apply a 14-day quarantine for all travelers coming from outside the country.