(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime forces have detained at least 50 men in eastern Deir province in an arrest campaign tracking wanted people, local activists said Thursday.
The oil-rich province is divided between the US-backed Kurdish forces and Iran-run militias.
Also in Deir Ezzor, six Shiite militants, 4 Iranians and 2 Iraqis, were tested positive for Coronavirus and now they are quarantined in an Iran-run hospital in the Mayadeen city, according to local news site.
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.
Nearly 220,000 people have now been confirmed with the coronavirus globally, and while at least 84,000 people have recovered from COVID-19, more than 8,800 have died, according to data from Johns Hopkins University in the US.
Syrian regime 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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