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Kurdish students in Afrin and its countryside suffer from difficulty understanding the curriculum currently approved by the so called Syrian Interim Government  ( SIG ) , especially those who do not have prior knowledge of the Arabic language because they are accustomed to studying Kurdish, the only language of the curriculum.
many Kurdish teachers were teaching in Aleppo, by virtue of being affiliated with the Syrian regime's Ministry of Education, resigned or took unpaid leave, and returned to Afrin to teach in its schools. He attributed this to the fact that the salaries that teachers receive in Afrin are between 600 and 800 Turkish liras  ( between almost 75 and 100 USD ) , while their salaries in public schools in Aleppo are about 60,000 SYP  ( 25.8 USD )  after salaries have been increased by 50 percent from previous years.
Over 9,000 hectares of agricultural and forested land are also reported destroyed by wildfires in October in Lattakia, Tartous and Homs governorates. An estimated 5,000 hectares of agricultural land, including orchards, olive trees, and greenhouses, and 4,000 hectares of forested land have been destroyed.
[ 16 Dec 2020, GoS ]  "Hassaba" pointed out that there are more than 1,200 patients with symptoms of COVID 19 receiving treatment in various hospitals and isolation centers in the governorates, and they are being followed up as COVID 19 patients in terms of clinical status and radiological investigations, and all of them are awaiting the results of their PCR examinations.
[ 16 Dec 2020, GoS ]  "Hassaba" explained that most of the cases that go to hospitals are from those with chronic diseases such as diabetes, blood pressure, heart diseases and tumors, or from the elderly and those in need of intensive medical care.
[ 23rd Dec 2020, Northern Syria ]    The facade of the COVID 19 treatment centre in Tabqa, a town on the shores of Lake Assad not far from Raqqa, is riddled with bullet holes.
[ 9th Dec, Overall Syria ]  In GoS controlled areas of the country, 8,580 laboratory confirmed cases have been reported by the Syrian MoH as of 8 December. Of these, seven were in Ar Raqqa; 22 in Deir Ez Zor; 35 in Al Hasakeh; 115 in Quneitra; 473 in Dar'a; 470 in Tartous; 395 in Hama; 515 in As Sweida; 1,326 in Homs; 965 in Rural Damascus; 886 in Lattakia; 1,516 in Aleppo; and 1,855 in Damascus.
[ 6 12 Dec 2020, NES ]  Prices of water trucking have continued to increase by 3% after the sharp increase two weeks ago. This is due to several factors such as transportation costs and increased costs due to vendors taking advantage of shortage of water especially in Hasakeh.
[ October 2020, NS Syria ]    In October, the facility was rapidly adapted to respond to the COVID 19 pandemic, which is surging in a region struggling from the devastating effect of a near decade of war.
[ 9th Dec 2020, NS Syria ]  According to the North East Syria Forum, a joint initiative of NGOs operating in the region, by December 9, there were a total of 7,322 confirmed cases of COVID 19 in Rojava, comprising 6,035 active cases, 1,063 recoveries and 224 deaths.
Enab Baladi has monitored an increase in the number of crimes last June and this month, most of which were announced by the Syrian Ministry of Interior. The number of these crimes has reached 56, where about 40 of them occurred only in June, at a rate of more than one crime a day. Enab Baladi classified these crimes according to their types, during these two months, as follows: 11 financially motivated killings, five murders under the so called “honor killings', and one of the unknown causes.
[ 9th Dec, Northwest Syria ] In NWS  ( as of 7 December ) , a total of 17,527 confirmed cases were reported  ( 9,648 from Idleb and 7,879 from Aleppo governorates ) , including 221 deaths.A total of 8,334 people reportedly recovered
[ 23rd Dec 2020, NES Syria ]  The North East Syria Forum say there continues to be significant under reporting of deaths and recoveries in the region. It says only a fraction of confirmed deaths in COVID 19 treatment facilities is currently reflected in the death total.
[ November 2020, Overall Syria ]  At the governorate level, in November 2020, the average proportion of households with inadequate food consumption was highest in Ar Raqqa  ( 58 percent ) , followed by Aleppo and Deir ez Zor  ( 55 percent ) . While the greatest decrease in poor and borderline food consumption rate was recorded in Lattakia  ( down by 15 percent )  compared to October 2020, it remains eight percent above levels in June 2020, reaching 41 percent in November.
[ November 2020, Overall Syria ]  In terms of displacement status, the prevalence of inadequate food consumption was much higher among returnees and IDPs  ( 53 percent )  compared to residents  ( 42 percent ) . Nonetheless, returnee households with poor and borderline food consumption, have reported an improvement in their food consumption score compared to October 2020  ( decreased by 15 percent ) .
[ 6 12 Dec 2020, NES ]  Prices of hygiene items decreased by 1% from the last week.
Al hol camp: One phase of the camp to be locked down as part of containment measures. All education activities will be suspended except for, if possible, the distribution of education materials and stationary that is included within the monthly distribution Tel Samen camp: All education services and CFS suspended. Washokani camp: Formal and informal education programming is on hold for the two schools in the camp and child friendly spaces provided by two NES NGOs have been suspended
Hasakah collective center and Serekaniye camp: Water provision is a concern – the already overstretched Al Halouk water station is highly likely to not be able to sustain a large camp  population,  and  could  lead  to  water  shortages  elsewhere.  Water  trucking  that  was  ongoing  in  CCs  cannot  simply  be  ‘transferred' to the camp; a portion of this was carried out by UN agencies who cannot respond in the camp. There is a shortage of funding for water trucking in the NES response overall so NGOs currently cannot scale up to support the new camp
The key gaps in the isolation areas include the following: • COVID 19 kits specifically for HHs and individuals who go to the isolation area. • Hot meals or a system by which families can deliver meals to family members in the isolation areas. The reliance on RTEs for 14 days has caused community frustrations, and, in some cases, a refusal to go to the isolation areas.
[ November 2020, Overall Syria ]  Moreover, overall four percent of interviewed households reported that movement restrictions were the main impediment to obtain remittances and food assistance in November, with a peak recorded in Dar'a  ( nine percent ) . A problem that was much observed among female headed households  ( 10 percent )  compared to their male counterparts  ( four percent ) .
[ 23rd Dec 2020, NS Syria ]  “One of the border crossings  ( on the Syrian Iraqi border ) , which in the last three years had allowed humanitarian aid to enter northeast Syria, was closed.'
[ November 2020, Overall Syria ]  The share of households reporting staying permanently indoors as a precautionary measure against COVID 19 has increased by six percent compared to October 2020, reaching 89 percent in November. The observed rise was mainly driven by the increase of levels recorded among IDPs  ( up by 12 percent )  and resident households  ( up by six percent )  who reported avoiding crowded places to mitigate the pandemic outbreak.
[ November 2020, Overall Syria ]  Healthcare centers were reportedly open in most governorates, however, around five percent of respondents in Ar Raqqa mentioned that hospitals were closed. Furthermore, approximately a third of interviewed households  ( 36 percent )  reported not being able to purchase the necessary medicines in November, primarily due to lack of financial resources  ( 71 percent )  and shortage of medicines in pharmacies  ( 21 percent ) .
[ November 2020, Overall Syria ]  Broken down by governorate, the highest proportion of surveyed households having lost one or more sources of income due to the pandemic was recorded in As Sweida  ( 69 percent ) , with around one out of four households having lost almost entirely their November income, followed by Al Hasakeh and Dar'a  ( 55 percent ) .
In Areesha was a planned lockdown to cover many sectors until 9th Sep, but people have not adhered to it. Movement in/out the camp is suspended atthe moment.CA imposed a lockdown in Mahmudli camp starting 25the Aug for 14 days with the possibility of extension, suspended new arrivals, departures, workoutside the camp, and visits movements except for medical referrals outside the camp.
[ November 2020, Overall Syria ]  The proportion of households facing challenges to receive medical care services were 14 percent in November, with a peak recorded in As Sweida  ( 26 percent ) . This trend was observably higher among female headed households  ( 19 percent ) , foremostly due to lack of financial resources  ( 12 percent ) .
[ 9th Dec, Overall Syria ]  While current official numbers remain relatively low in GoS controlled areas, in recent months, the epidemiological situation has rapidly evolved and all factors – including that the vast majority of announced cases have not been linked to exposure/contact with a known case – point to widespread community transmission. November represents the peak of official numbers reported in a single month  ( 2,069 ) , followed by 2,008 cases reported in August.
[ 11 May 2021, GoS ]  The Health Ministry announced on 11 May 2021 that 51 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Syria, adding that 292 coronavirus patients recovered, and 6 others passed away.
[ 2 May 2021, GoS ]  Health Ministry announced that 85 new coronavirus cases were registered in Syria, 171 cases have recovered and 6 patients have passed away.
[ 1 Oct 2020, NWS ]  Nutrition Sector remains over 60 percent underfunded. Even though nutrition sector has been investing heavily in integration with the support of UNICEF and WFP, without significant increase in funding nutrition situation of child and mother in NWS will continue to deteriorate during 2021.
[ 1 Oct 2020, NWS ]  In NWS, 65 percent of women at child bearing age have access to antenatal care services, while 11 percent of mothers completed their 4th ANC  ( Antenatal Care )  visits. Women at child bearing age accessing PNC  ( Post natal Care )  remains low at 4.6 percent while the over all 77 percent WCBA  ( Women in Child Bearing Age )  accessing Basic Emergency Maternal and neonatal care  ( BEMONC ) .
[ October 2020south Syria  ( CSS ) , north Syria  ( NS ) , north west Syria  ( NWS )  and north east Syria  ( NES )  ]  Across the whole of Syria, 83 percent of IDP households live in residential areas, 15 percent in informal camps or settlements, and 2 percent in planned camps or settlement
[ 1 Oct 2020, NWS ]  Chronic Malnutrition  ( stunting )  rate among children under 5 years in North West Syria is currently at 34 percent showing a consistent increase throughout 2020 where levels of stunting increased by 5 percent between January and October 2020. The risk of death because of stunting is increased nearly two folds.
[ 1 Oct 2020, NWS ]  in NWS especially in areas affected by displacements, 20   37 percent of mothers are malnourished and are at risk of suffering the various consequences of malnutrition. This includes reduced immunity and mothers exposed to COVID 19 infections , which will render these mothers not being fully capable of properly feeding and caring for their infants and this could partially explain the 63 per cent of mothers in NWS who are not appropriately breastfeeding their children in NWS.
[ 9 May 2021, GoS ]  Fuel Prices: National Formal Market Average up to March 2021 stood at SYP 174 per litre.
[ Dec 15th 2020, Overall Syria ]  The number of infections has increased more than threefold compared to October, which recorded 15 cases per day.
[ November,2020 Northeast Syria ]  The Self Administration  ( SA )  implemented a partial curfew across NES with stricter lockdowns imposed in some areas over a period of time in November. Public transportation, markets, and education services were disrupted during this time.
[ Jan Dec 2020 ]  Attacks on healthcare were seen most in the month of Jan Feb of 2020 and highest among Aleppo and Idleb governorate, however it seems to be reduced but still prevalent as the covid 19 pandemic hit Syria.
[ 23rd December, Overall Syria ]  Border crossings remain impacted as Syria and neighboring countries continue implementation of precautionary measures.
[ October 2020, Syria ]  In total, 9 percent of in camp IDP households are female headed. Extremely high rates of female head of households are found among the in camp population in NES  ( 38 percent ) . 55 percent of in camp IDP households in NES report at least one missing member, which might help explain this very high rate of FHHs.
[ 23rd December, Overall Syria ]  Most land borders into Syria remain closed, with some limited exemptions  ( from Jordan, Turkey and Lebanon )  including commercial and relief shipments.
[ 25 Aug, GoS ]  Health Ministry said that 112 new coronavirus cases were registered in Syria, while 20 coronavirus patients recovered and 4 others passed away.
[ November 2020, Overall Syria ]  Close to half of surveyed households in Syria  ( 46 percent )  reported poor and borderline food consumption in November 2020, with almost double the level recorded in November 2019.
[ October 2020, Syria ]  The vast majority of IDP head of households  ( HoHs )  are male  ( 93 percent ) . Only 7 percent are female, of whom 72 percent are widowed  ( compared to just 1 percent of males )    which is very likely the primary explanatory factor for their current status as HoH.
[ 23rd December 2020, Syria ]  The Health Ministry on Thursday announced that 129 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Syria, adding that 42 coronavirus patients recovered and 11 others passed away.
[ 21st December 2020, Syria ]  The Health Ministry on Monday announced that 123 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Syria, adding that 49 patients recovered and 11 others passed away.
[ 21st December 2020, Syria ]  In a statement, the Ministry noted that the number of the registered cases in Syria has reached up to 10,318 of which 4,835 have recovered and 621 have passed away.
[ 23rd Dec 2020, NS Syria ]  The situation is even more alarming considering the difficulties in procuring personal protective equipment, medicines, equipment for intensive care, and PCR tests, and a shortage of medical personnel.
[ 16 March, 2021, Overall Syria ]  Previously, you used to need 1,000 or 2,000 Syrian pounds  [ around US$1.50 ]  for daily living. Now you need 20,000 SYP, so you could say the difficulties have multiplied 10 or 15 times.
[ 23rd December, Overall Syria ]  Otherwise, markets, restaurants, cafes, gyms, parks, theaters, cinemas and most leisure facilities are open, with mandated precautionary measures, as are mosques and churches. Public and private transportation services have resumed, as have schools, universities and institutions
[ 23rd Dec 2020, NS Syria ]  To go to Derik, northeast Syria, where there is another COVID centre managed by UPP and KRC, people have to pass through Qamishli, one of the most important Kurdish towns, on the border with Turkey. Due to the lockdown, people need to justify their travel at the many checkpoints in the region. The streets of Derik are almost deserted.
[ 23rd December, Northeast Syria ]  In NES, widespread preventive measures in response to increased reported COVID 19 cases implemented in November have been partially eased since 6 December, with new measures in place until at least 4 January.
[ 23rd December, Overall Syria ]  Shops, groceries, schools, universities and educational facilities are open during restricted hours and with mandated preventative measures. Churches and mosques are closed, except on Fridays and Sundays, and all mass social gatherings are prohibited.
[ Dec 15th 2020, Overall Syria ]  Coronavirus, seasonal influenza, bird, and swine flu symptoms are all similar, and all of them occur during the winter. What helps in telling them apart is the PCR test. Coronavirus patients are admitted to isolation rooms, while critical cases are admitted directly to intensive care.
[ Dec 15th 2020, Overall Syria ]  In light of the Assad government's secrecy about the real death toll figures, local networks in Daraa have reported that the number of deaths has increased dramatically during the past two weeks. Horan Free Media estimated the death toll at about 54.
[ Dec 15th 2020, Overall Syria ]  The Syrian cities and governorates under the control of the Assad regime are witnessing a significant acceleration in the rate of coronavirus infection, in light of fears and indications of the possibility of the collapse of the health system, especially in the capital Damascus, at a time when the World Health Organization warned of a second wave of the virus in Syria
[ Dec 15th 2020, Overall Syria ] This coincided with the announcement by the Ministry of Health in the Assad government that it had recorded 150 cases of coronavirus on Thursday, the highest reported daily infection rate since the outbreak of the pandemic in regime controlled areas.
[ December 16, GoS ]  The Assad government has set a date for the resumption of work at the airports of Aleppo, Latakia and Qamishli, months after they were closed. The Ministry of Transport said yesterday, Tuesday: The Council of Ministers agreed to restart the airports, starting from December 21, at a rate of 4 flights per day.
[ December 18, Lattakia ]  The director of the  ( fuel )  branch in Lattakia   Sinan Al Badour told «Tishreen» that domestic gas production has improved significantly after the increase in supplies, stressing that the delivery period of the gas cylinder has decreased with the improvement of gas imports, which has positively affected the improvement in production.
[ Nov 11th 2020, Overall Syria ]  However, the actual caseload across the country is estimated to be much higher due to vast under reporting and a severe lack of testing capacity. The areas of most concern are those densely populated areas, camps, and informal settlements, as well as areas where hostilities are ongoing
[ December 17, GoS ]  Tawfiq Hasaba, Director of Preparedness and Ambulance at the Ministry of Health of the regime's government, said that Corona patients do not go to hospitals until after they reach a severe stage of symptoms.
He considered that the reason for the overcrowding in hospitals and the high number of infections and deaths is due to the citizens' recklessness to adhere to preventive measures, the most important of which is not wearing a mask.
[ December 17, GoS ]  Dr. “Hassaba' blamed the citizens, saying: “The problem we have is not to see patients suffering from infection in hospitals until after reaching the last stage that needs intensive care, contradicting what he said at the beginning that the number of beds is very limited to receive all the injured.
[ 21st Dec, 2020, Overall Syria ]  The regime's general budget this year is 4 trillion Syrian pounds, compared to last year, which was estimated at 2 trillion Syrian pounds. At the time, the exchange rate of the Syrian pound was around 500 pounds to the US dollar. Assad approved the 2021 budget, which has been doubled to reach 8.5 trillion pounds. This all means that the budget is inflated, which was acknowledged by some pro regime analysts.
[ 21st Dec, 2020, Overall Syria ]  The Assad government did not specify the means by which it was able to double the budget, against the backdrop of the situation in the country and its collapse or near collapse  ( regardless of how analysts describe it ) , and the inability of the economy to absorb the inflation through revenues, which are supposed to originate from either taxes or foreign trade.
[ December 21, As Suwayda ]  Fear of the Coronavirus has prompted more than two thousand teachers in As Suwayda to request referrals and sick leave.
A number of teachers requesting leave indicated that their request for sick referral is out of concern for themselves and their children, especially after the governorate recorded many infections with the Coronavirus, and for students as well.
[ December 21, As Suwayda ]  The Director of As Suwayda Education   Bassam Abu Mahmoud explained to  ( Tishreen )  that every teacher or school whose condition requires him to obtain a referral or sick leave will definitely be obtained, bearing in mind that the sick referral is not given to the teacher only after approval by the school health and according to his health condition, pointing out that The increase in the number of school health reviewers by the educational staff is due to the spread of winter diseases such as influenza and cold, because the health condition of the teacher is reflected in the performance in the educational process.
[ 6 12 Dec 2020, NES ]  SYP has depreciated slightly by 2% since last week, with the informal exchange rate fluctuating daily. The median USD exchange rate in NES this week increased from last week, 2640, and the recorded median was 2710 SYP. Moreover, the trend of depreciate of SYP is expected as of increase circulation of USD in markets after lock down ended.
[ 6 12 Dec 2020, NES ]  The Partial lockdown announced by "The Corona Crisis Committee" last week is continued in all Northeast Syria cities for another week. All markets in this area close down after 4 PM, with the exception of pharmacies, and other emergency service providers.
[ 23rd December, Overall Syria ]  In practical terms, families across Syria have largely faced heavily eroded employment opportunities, skyrocketing prices and shortages of basic goods and services, and widespread deterioration of household coping mechanisms.
[ December 21, As Suwayda ]  In light of the great spread of the Coronavirus and the many appeals by the Health Directorate in As Suwayda to follow the necessary precautionary measures, and the demand for spatial distancing and commitment to wearing the muzzle and using sterilizers, it is noticeable that the number of reservations for Christmas and New Year in restaurants exceeds all procedures, noting that these gatherings and parties have Negative reflexes as a result of contact.
[ December 21, As Suwayda ]  The Director of Suwayda Tourism   Ya'rib Al Arbeed confirmed that a circular has been issued to prevent the holding of artistic parties in tourist facilities and restaurants, on the occasion of the holidays this year, as a precaution against the spread of the Corona virus. Al Arbeed pointed out that this decision does not include a closure of licensed restaurants and facilities, but according to it, parties and hooks were banned and only lunch or dinner was permitted. In addition, the Tourism Directorate will write pledges to the owners of these facilities to abide by the contents of the circulars, and penalties for violation will reach reach to closure.
[ 16th December,2020 Overall Syria ]  The low number of tests administered and the lack of transparency across Syria means that the numbers are certainly a large undercount of the actual number of cases.
[ 13 January 2021, Syria ]  Additionally, while the currency depreciation began to accelerate in October 2019, preventative measures against the COVID 19 pandemic, implemented in March 2020, then also further crippled local businesses via shutdowns and limitations to working hours. These restrictions began while the pound was rapidly depreciating, which lowered household income while its value declined.
11.06m people in need, of which 4.7m are considered in acute need, and 9.4m targeted
[ 13 January 2021, Syria ]  Further hardship was endured as a result of restricted access to markets, delayed store restocking, and an inability to access remittances; in addition, traders have reduced the number of people they extended credit to avoid payment defaults.
[ January 26, GoS ]  Yesterday, the Minister of Health explained to Al Watan that until now there is no information regarding the amount of the vaccine. Discussions will be held today, Monday, with international bodies to secure the vaccine. During various media.
[ 23rd December, Overall Syria ]  Humanitarian actors continue to receive reports healthcare workers in some areas do not have sufficient PPE.
[ 23rd December, Overall Syria ]  In total, 2,645 new cases have been announced since the last report on 30 November. The MoH has also announced 630 fatalities, an increase of 217, in addition to 4,885 recoveries. All indicators  ( positivity rate; bed occupancy rate; CFR )  indicates the emergence of the second COVID 19 wave in Syria
[ 23rd December, Overall Syria ]  Cases in December also already represent the peak of official numbers reported in a single month  ( 2,555 as of 23 December ) , following the previous record in November  ( 2,159 ) .
[ 23rd December, Overall Syria ]  In addition, for reasons including community stigma and individual reluctance to go to hospitals, it is further likely significant numbers of people with symptoms are not seeking tests or treatment or are obtaining private services
[ 23rd December, Overall Syria ]  Healthcare workers have also been affected, with 637 reported cases. As is the case elsewhere, limited testing likely means significantly higher numbers exist. Currently, the laboratory in Al Hasakeh is only functional every other day due to limited testing kits.
[ January 7th, 2021 NWS ]  Aleppo and Idleb recorded 175 recoveries, raising the total number of recoveries to 10,477, according to the most updated numbers issued by the health authorities in the liberated north.
[ 23rd December, Overall Syria ]  Local authorities continue to provide exemptions for humanitarian goods and personnel at the Fishkabour/Semalka informal border crossing, and in other limited cases, including urgent medical cases to cross to Iraq, however other movements generally remain restricted
[ January 7th, 2021 ] EWARN indicated that it had classified four coronavirus related deaths, bringing the total number to 286 deaths.
[ January 7th, 2021 ] The regime's Ministry of Health recorded 145 new infections and nine deaths.
[  5th December, Overall Syria ]  On 5 December, local authorities in NES announced that civilian movement by public transport would again be allowed, following a temporary suspension from 26 November, meaning that civilian crossings, in addition to commercial and humanitarian movements are now allowed at Tabqa, Akeirshi and Abu Assi in Ar Raqqa
[ 23rd December, Overall Syria ]  Due to exchange rate volatility, the regional banking crisis and other factors, including knock on effects of COVID 19 such as supply chain disruptions, panic buying, and restrictions on trade, industry and agriculture, food prices have soared in past months.
[ January 7th, 2021 ] In an interview with a pro regime website, A member of the coronavirus advisory committee in Syria, affiliated with the regime, Dr. Naboug al Awa, stated that the coronavirus threatens everyone, not only adults, but also children, who are among the ones who transmit the disease the most.
[ January 7th, 2021 ]  A member of the coronavirus advisory committee in Syria, affiliated with the regime, Dr. Naboug al Awa, said that the Minister of Education is once again working to prolong the mid term holiday, in order to ensure students stay home, as they have been the main vectors of the disease in the past.
[ January 7th, 2021 ]  The Autonomous Administration, via the Health Authority, recorded 47 new cases of the coronavirus, while preventive measures were absent, with land and air movement between the regime's areas and the regions in the northeast of the country at full throttle.
[ 1 Oct 2020, NWS ]  Severely malnourished children in need for hospital admissions increased three folds from January to October 2020 compared to the same period in 2019. Nevertheless, this cannot be directly linked to COVID 19 but yet it is a possible contributing factor.
As part of the COVID 19 humanitarian taskforce, chaired by the local health authorities, we have also provided training across the region and helped renovate a 48 bed isolation ward in Hassakeh National Hospital, the largest general hospital in the region.
[ August, 2020, Overall Syria ]  The number of confirmed COVID 19 cases in Syria increased by 247 percent in August. As of 31 August, the Ministry of Health in Syria had confirmed a total of 2,703 cases of COVID 19, with 109 related deaths.
[ May 2021, Overall Syria ]  Access and security constraints remain the largest challenges faced by the humanitarian community in reaching vulnerable communities with life saving relief supplies inside Syria.
[ 16 Dec 2020, GoS ]  Tawfiq Hassaba, Director of Preparedness, Ambulance and Emergency at the Ministry of Health in the Government of Syria, stated that the increase in the trend of Corona infections began in the middle of last month, when the number of recorded infections per day averaged 30 infections and 3 deaths, while this week it increased to 150 infections and 15 deaths, which means an increase in the officially announced infections and deaths by five times, from the middle of last month until now.
Cultivating food crops is a source of income for 77 percent of the residents in northwest Syria. In comparison, crops destined for sale are a source of income for 68 percent, according to the latest statistics of the REACH initiative on the humanitarian situation in the region during the last September. Around 12 percent of displaced people in northwestern Syria depend on growing crops mainly for domestic consumption, whereas 10 percent of the displaced cultivate agricultural crops destined to sell.
Abu Staif believes that the most in demand products to be imported to Idlib are chemical and organic fertilizers. He said that COVID 19 had a big local and external impact on import and export as it weakened consumption.
All airports open. 33% of land border crossing points operational, 39% fully closed and 17% partially operational
[ 17 APR, Overall Syria ]  Stricken by the 10 year war, populations across Syria have been battling with a manifold living crisis. With rising rates of unemployment, shrinking meager incomes, soaring prices of or lacking essential goods, Ramadan had to be adapted to new household economy dynamics. Syrian Muslims had to relinquish many former Ramadan habits, including the usual collective iftar banquets fast breaking meals with families and friends had to adhere to tightening budgets
The increased use of these explosive weapons may be obscured by the overall drop in violence after the March 5 Turkish Russian ceasefire, which sharply reduced the number of airstrikes long the single biggest cause of casualties in the Syrian Civil War. While security incidents affecting aid workers in Syria have declined overall, IED attacks doubled in the two months after the ceasefire came into force and are now at the highest point seen since the start of the war. Most of the incidents have occurred in Aleppo.
In As Suwayda, dozens of male and female teachers who went to school health building to request referrals and sick leave. Al Watan found that the number of sick leaves registered during the month of November reached 2,000. In an interview with "Al Watan" teachers confirmed that the spread of Corona has become a reality and out of concern for themselves, their families and their students in schools, they ask for sick leave, even if they were only suspicious cases. One of the nurses also indicated that the large number of requests for sick leave from the teaching staff is due to their fear of the spread of disease in schools that is associated with the lack of precaution within schools, and that they have students in schools demanding that the teaching process be suspended to cut off a chain of infection, especially as many schools are witnessing significant number of students getting sick without an official decision by their administrations to close classrooms.
[ January 7th, 2021 NWS ] The EWARN Response Network in the Aid Coordination Unit revealed 103 new cases of coronavirus in the liberated areas in northern Syria, bringing the total number of infections to 19,447.
[ 05/02/2021 ]   [ NWS ]  Accordingly, the number of infections documented in the past 35 days, since the beginning of 2021, has reached 824.
[ January 4th, 2021 ]  On Sunday, the Autonomous Administration announced the extension of the partial lockdown in its areas of control from Jan. 4, 2021.
Leading causes of morbidity were influenza like illness  ( 56.3% of all cases ) , most cases were reported in Deir ez Zor, Aleppo and Tartous. As well as acute diarrhoea  ( 23.3% of all cases ) , mostly from Deir ez Zor, Idlib and Aleppo; lastly Severe acute respiratory infection
[ 05/02/2021 ]   [ NWS ]  89 other cases have recovered, bringing the total number of recovery cases to 16,912. Also, the number of deaths has reached 402, as two new cases died of the virus.
[ 28 June 2021, NWS ]  Only three hospitals are currently operational in Idlib, and COVID 19 infections are rising. The region has so far received very few vaccine doses, and both HRW and the UN fear the worst should the Bab al Hawa crossing be closed. "If the aid doesn't come this will end in a true humanitarian catastrophe, because then medicine won't come," Huda Khayti, director of the Women Support and Empowerment Center Idlib said. "We are being bombed. How are we supposed to treat the wounded, the sick, those infected with COVID 19? How can our humanitarian assistance be up for debate?"
[ 23rd March 2021, Overall Syria ]  The national self reported basic education attendance rate during 2019 2020 academic year was 81 per cent with nearly all children  ( 96 per cent )  attending formal education and learning in classrooms  ( 97 per cent ) . Self reported attendance, however, does not capture the impact of school closures and other factors that impact student retention and learning.
[ 11 Feb 2021, Overall Syria ]  Inadequate and inaccessible WASH facilities and equipment, such as handwashing stations and hygiene kits, compounds the risk of exposure to the virus and therefore the development of serious illness and complications.
[ April 12, GoS ]  It was agreed that the high risk groups are the target groups in Syria according to  ( Kovacs ) , which are the health workforce, who make up 3 percent of the population, the elderly who are over 55 years old and make up 13 percent of the population, and people with chronic diseases who make up 5 percent of the total population. .
[ January 5, NES ]  C  It is allowed for the movement of buses leaving and coming to and from the Autonomous Administration areas in northern and eastern Syria.
[ January 5, NES ]  The co presidency of the Executive Council of North and East Syria decide the following: 1  The partial curfew imposed in all areas of the Autonomous Administration in northern and eastern Syria is extended for a period Fifteen days starting from the morning of Tuesday 1/5/2021 until 1/19/2021 according to the following: A  All shops and stores selling food and vegetables shall be opened and closed at 5 in the evening except for the major markets  ( bazaars   Friday Market, Sunday Market )
[ January 5, NES ]  F  All citizens and all workers in the Autonomous Administration establishments must wear masks and use other means Personal protection and social distancing in all places and make it a part of their daily life for a while The end of the epidemic.
[ 01/02/2021, Overall Syria ]  Some partners report concerns that due to COVID 19 online modalities were adopted but in rural areas there is limited internet coverage and/or people do not have smart phones. For GBV activities, women were not comfortable to share their concerns over the phone. A lack of interest in the online modality and confidentially concerns were also noticed.
[ 01/02/2021, Overall Syria ]  76% of respondents report that psychological trauma, stress and anxiety is one of the main protection issues affecting people due to COVID 19 situation.
[ March 2021, Ar Raqqa governorate ]   [ Tel Samen Camp Overview: Number of individuals: 3,701 ]   In COVID 19 response infrastructure, there is no availability of isolation area but there is availability of hand washing facilities. Of the 42% of households that reported experiencing difficulties in obtaining hand/body soap, the following issues were reported most frequently: 
  35 % said soap is too expensive 
  22% said soap is distributed infrequently
  1% said No soap has been distributed
[ 29th December 2020, Syria ]  According to the daily statistics published by the Ministry of Health, the peak of the curve of infections with the Coronavirus has increased since the beginning of this month from less than a hundred cases per day until it reached its climax on December 18th to about 169 infections, then the daily recorded numbers began to witness a gradual decline as the number of infections remained between 100 and 110 during the last week.
[ Jan 2021, NES ]  12 deaths occurred in Areesha camp in November and December, which is an increase.
[ December 2020, NE Syria ] Securing humanitarian access within areas that have come under government control in the past two years is particularly challenging. Some government held areas in northwest and northeast Syria remain completely inaccessible for humanitarian organisations.
[ 16th December,2020 Overall Syria ]  The positive cases were distributed as follows: 18,774 cases, representing 52.7 over half of all cases, were recorded in the areas under the control of the Syrian Interim Government  ( SIG )  and the Syrian Salvation Government  ( SSG )  in Idlib and parts of Aleppo countryside.
[ November 2020, Syria ]  Collective shelters throughout the country, as well as other areas, including Deir Ez Zor, are also areas of concern. The elderly continue to be at higher risk, including people with underlying health conditions. Vulnerable IDPs, refugees and healthcare workers, who may not have adequate personal protective equipment  ( PPE ) .
Tawfiq Hasaba, director of the emergency department at Syrian Health Ministry, said earlier in the day that the number of officially registered cases of COVID 19 had increased five times since mid November. The number of the infections the ministry is declaring only includes the cases tested positive as a result of the PCR test, said Tawfiq Hasaba, noting that the figures who receive treatment in the clinics and houses double. There are currently more than 1,200 people with corona symptoms who are being monitored and awaiting the results of the PCR tests. He indicated that more than 80 percent of the cases are mild symptoms similar to the seasonal flu.
On Monday, the 'Government Team,' which tasked with adopting measures to confront COVID 19 in Syria, decided to tighten the restrictions in public places by imposing the masks on all people in public transpiration and government establishments.
[ 11 Feb 2021, Overall Syria ]  Persons with disabilities in Syria are known to be at increased risk of protection concerns and transmission of the virus in the COVID19 pandemic. This is because they can face higher exposure rates due to the need for close contact with personal assistants/care givers, can be more likely to have an underlying health condition and face attitudinal, environmental and institutional barriers to participate in and access services.
[ November 2020, Syria ]  According to WHO regular updates, reports show that the number confirmed COVID 19 cases by the Ministry of Health  ( MoH ) , as of 30 of November 2020 are 7,797 cases. Of these, 413 have died and 3,500 have recovered. The areas of concern are densely populated areas, notably in Damascus and Rural Damascus, Aleppo, Homs, in addition to Internally Displaced People  ( IDP )  camps and informal settlements in Northeast Syria.
[ December 31, Homs ]  While in Homs,  a number of teaching staff had entered the hospital, pointing out that a large number of schools in the city and the countryside still maintained a zero record in the number of injuries to date.
[ 11 Feb 2021, Overall Syria ]  Persons with disabilities face multiple barriers to engaging in personal protective measures such as using handwashing stations and receiving hygiene kits due to lack of universally designed facilities, distribution methods and exacerbated threats of exploitation and abuse in their local area.
[ November 2020, Overall Syria ]  Also, mVAM November data outlined that around 15 percent of interviewed households who reported losses of income have poor food consumption  ( a two thirds increase above the level recorded in June 2020 )  and more than nine out of ten of these households mentioned having relied on at least one coping strategy in November 2020.
[ Dec 2020, NWS ]  Restrictions of movements impacted access to services for survivors of GBV.
[ 1 June 2021, GoS ]  The Health Ministry announced on 1 June 2021 that 34 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Syria, adding that 5 coronavirus cases recovered and 4 others passed away.
[ November 2020, Overall Syria ] COVID 19 cases are still on the rise across Syria, a trend likely to further worsen during the colder winter months. As of 30 November 2020, 7,887 cases of COVID 19 were officially confirmed by the Minister of Health in government held areas in Syria, including 417 fatalities, marking a 39 percent increase compared to the national rate of COVID 19 cases at the end of October
[ November 2020, Overall Syria ]  Furthermore, the COVID 19 outbreak continued spreading rapidly in opposition held areas in northwest Syria, reaching around 15,502 cases of COVID 19 by the end of November. Representing a three fold increase compared to the announced rate of COVID 19 cases in northwest Syria at the end of October. The recent increase in COVID 19 cases has fueled increased concern across the country, given that most of announced cases have not been linked to exposure with a suspected source, pointing to large scale community transmission
[ November 2020, Overall Syria ]  Intensified hostilities were reported in northwest Syria in November, especially south of the M4 highway and around the M5 highway, including artillery shelling across Ariha and Idleb districts. Such incidents of violence are impacting aid workers and temporary suspending humanitarian operations in northwest Syria, leaving the vulnerable population without food assistance.
[ November 2020, Overall Syria ]  Additionally, rainfall during November caused widespread damage to IDP sites across northwest Syria, resulting in flooding and destruction of tents, which has affected more than 334 households in IDP sites across Idleb and western Aleppo. Also, the Islamic State continued to mount suicide attacks in Ar Raqqa and Deir ez Zor, highlighting a volatile security situation across northeast Syria.
[ November 2020, Overall Syria ]  Between October and November 2020, the national average reduced Coping Strategy Index  ( rCSI )  slightly decreased from 18.4 to 17.9, however around 87 percent of the interviewed households reported to still apply at least one food based coping strategy in November due to the worsening economic situation, marking a 13 percent increase compared to the level recorded in November 2019. This trend was more pronounced among female headed households  ( 94 percent )  compared to their male counterparts  ( 86 percent ) . Highlighting a concern given people had exhausted their capacities to cope  ( almost 82 percent of Syrian interviewed households reported having already depleted their savings in November )  while food insecurity levels rose.
[ November 2020, Overall Syria ]  In November 2020, the most widely adopted negative food coping strategies reported by surveyed households across Syria were consuming less expensive food  ( 65 percent ) , with peaks recorded in Quneitra  ( 88 percent )  and Al Hasakeh  ( 74 percent ) , followed by a reduction in the number of meals consumed per day  ( 56 percent ) . Also, reducing consumption of adult household members to let their children eat was also broadly implemented  ( 41 percent ) , with half of interviewed IDP households mentioning to rely more frequently on this coping strategy compared to returnees  ( 41 percent )  and residents  ( 37 percent ) . Hereby, highlighting eroding resilience of the population and thus curbing access to adequate diets. Additionally, mVAM November data revealed that more than two thirds of Syrian interviewed households at national level reported they bought food on credit, with a wide share recorded in As Sweida  ( 81 percent ) .
[ November 2020, Overall Syria ]  According to displacement status, the rCSI average was much higher among IDPs and returnees. Nine out of ten of the interviewed households for both groups  ( IDPs and returnees )  reported relying on at least one food based coping mechanism as a result of the worsening economic conditions to cover their essential food needs, compared to 83 percent from resident households in November 2020.
[  8   14 January 2021 ]  Self Administration held areas of Deir ez Zor are witnessing popular discontent due to the fuel crisis in the region, with fuel prices increasing by more than 50% from just two months ago.
[ November 2020, Overall Syria ]  The COVID 19 outbreak continued disrupting access to markets. In November 2020, more than one out of five households in Syria  ( 21 percent )  reported not to have access to markets, with peaks recorded among female headed households  ( 26 percent ) . This trend was more pronounced in Hama, where 29 percent of respondents reported difficulties in reaching markets in November. As well as, one out of four households in Al Hasakeh, Aleppo and Ar Raqqa reported inability to access markets this month.
[ December 31, Homs ]  The head of the school health department in Homs, Dr. Ghayath Abbas, revealed to Al Watan that 4 teachers had died from the Coronavirus, one of them in the city and the other three in the countryside, from the beginning of the current school year to its date.
[  8   14 January 2021, Syria ]  Syrian doctors have launched a campaign on social media platforms calling for a pay rise, according to reports in pro government and opposition affiliated media outlets. Syrian doctors, who reportedly are paid 60,000 SYP per month  ( $21 )  on average, have been complaining that the situation has become “intolerable and unbearable,' adding that their salaries have become pitiful compared to doctors' pay around the world.
[ November 2020, Overall Syria ]  The COVID 19 pandemic outbreak has posed new threats on the working sector amid the persistent economic upheaval in Syria, resulting in difficulties in sustaining livelihoods and limiting access to sources of income.
[ November 2020, Overall Syria ]  Although the main impediment cited by surveyed households in November was COVID 19 travel related restrictions across Syria, with the highest level recorded in Ar Raqqa  ( 16 percent ) , approximately 13 percent of respondents in Quneitra reported markets to be far away from the homestead, in addition to five percent of households in Al Hasakeh reported that markets were closed.
[ November 2020, Overall Syria ]  Nonetheless, the prevention of COVID 19 transmission continued to prove challenging nationwide, notably for people living in densely populated areas as well as people living in camps and informal settlements.
[ November 2020, Overall Syria ]  In November, around half of the surveyed households  ( 49 percent )  reported that they had lost one or more sources of income because of COVID 19 related restrictions, with 40 percent of them reporting to have lost more than half of their monthly salary, suggesting increased socioeconomic risks nationwide. This trend was higher among IDPs  ( 57 percent )  and returnees  ( 50 percent )  compared to residents  ( 46 percent )  in November 2020.
[ 16th December,2020 Overall Syria ]  The number of positive Covid 19 cases is continuing to rise across Syria, putting strain on a poorly equipped healthcare system in opposition held areas. In government controlled territory, authorities took new measures to control the spread, but schools remained open despite appeals from parents and advisers to close them
[ 21st Dec 2020, northwest Syria ]  COVID 19 continues to cause stigmatisation and breakdowns in community support mechanisms.
[ 10th January 2021, Overall Syria ]  Health Ministry announced that 90 new coronavirus cases were registered in Syria and that 76 patients infected with the virus have recovered while 6 others have passed away.