(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least six Shiite militants, 4 Iranians and 2 Iraqis, were tested positive for Coronavirus in the eastern Deir Ezzor province and now they are quarantined in an Iran-run hospital in the Mayadeen city, local news site said Tuesday.
More COVID-19 cases have been recorded among pro-Bashar al-Assad fighters what may spreads the lethal pandemic in regime-held areas along the Iraqi border, according to Deir EzZor 24.
The global death toll of COVID-19 is now 7,890, with more than 195,000 confirmed cases, according to the World Health Organization, which declared the outbreak a pandemic.
To date, the Syria regime has not reported any cases of COVID-19, and on Friday, the health ministry again denied that the virus was present, state-run news agency SANA said.
But such denials have been met with scepticism online, given that Syria's five neighbours -- Iraq, Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan and Israel -- have all reported COVID-19 cases in recent weeks.
Syrian authorities announced measures aimed at preventing coronavirus from reaching the war-torn country, including school closures and a ban on smoking shisha in cafes, state media reported.
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