nlp-thedeep/humsetbias huggingface dataset:
[ 1 April 2021, GoS ]  Health Ministry announced on 1 April 2021 that 130 new coronaviruses were registered in Syria, while 124 cases recovered and 9 others passed away.
[ 1   28 February 2021, GoS ]  In February, the Ministry of Health  ( MoH )  announced 1,540 new cases of COVID 19, along with 106 deaths, bringing the cumulative figures of MoH reported COVID 19 cases in Government controlled areas as of 28 February to 15,588, including 1,027 deaths.
[ 23rd March 2021, Overall Syria ]  Despite the improved stability, the overall NFI PiN has increased by 37 per cent from 2020 to 4.69 million PiN in 2021. Of this, 2.70 million people  ( 57 per cent )  are residing in areas of severity three or higher with a concentration in 73 out of 270 sub districts.
[ 23rd March 2021, Overall Syria ]  The severity of shelter needs has increased slightly across Syria, with a corresponding increase in PiN from 2020 by four per cent to 5.88 million people in 2021. Of this, 3.89 million  ( 66 per cent )  are in areas of severity three or higher. Geographically, these shelter needs are concentrated in Aleppo, Idleb, Ar Raqqa, Rural Damascus Governorates and camps in the north east and north west. At least 1.95 million IDPs reside in last resort informal and spontaneous settlements.
[ 23rd March 2021, Overall Syria ]  Over seven million people are highly dependent on humanitarian WASH assistance, including 1.9 million people living in IDP last resort sites that require comprehensive and continued WASH assistance to survive. In addition, the entire population of Syria relies on drinking water treatment chemicals provided by the humanitarian community.
[ 23rd March 2021, Overall Syria ]  Few per cent of interviewed parents pointed that children don't want to go to school due to WASH related issues, and such factors may contribute to the overall 2.4 million out of school children. With ongoing COVID 19 pandemic appropriate WASH conditions in healthcare facilities are critical. Waste management and availability of safe water in many in public hospitals remain insufficient.
[ 23rd March 2021, Overall Syria ]  Over 40 per cent of Palestine refugee households use water trucking as the main water supply modality, seven per cent reported lack of access to an appropriate household toilet, while 15 per cent during the COVID 19 pandemic encountered challenges accessing soap and other hygiene items.
[ March 28, As Sweida ]  The head of the School Health Department in Swaida, Dr. Khair Abu Fakhr, also indicated that the total number of confirmed cases of Coronavirus that is confirmed by laboratory analysis in schools has increased to 11 cases since the start of the second semester after recording two new infections last week. He explained that the 9 infections were among the educational and administrative staff, and two injuries among the students, indicating that three injuries recovered, while the remaining eight injuries are under home quarantine, in addition to the presence of 15 suspected cases that were recently recorded.
[ 23rd March 2021, GOS ]  Within the health sector PiN, an estimated 4.44 million IDPs and returnees are in need of humanitarian health services. Notably, the cities and surrounding areas of Damascus and Aleppo remain at a severe level of need and are estimated to contain 1.91 million persons in need of health services.
[ 23rd March 2021, Overall Syria ]  Overall, 4.9 million people  ( 1.7 million pregnant and lactating women and 3.3 million children under 59 months of age )  in Syria are in need of nutrition assistance in 2021. More than 1.8 million people have ‘critical' needs – Their situation will significantly deteriorate if assistance is not provided immediately, while almost 1.9 million have ‘severe' nutrition needs – Their situation will significantly deteriorate if assistance is not provided soon enough, and 1.1 million people have ‘major' needs.
[ 23rd March 2021, Overall Syria ]  The analysis concluded that 59 per cent of the Syria population requires WASH assistance: Nevertheless, to adequately understand the scale and diversity of WASH needs, the overall number of people in need of WASH assistance – 12.2 million, needs to be complemented with figures presenting specific WASH needs related to water quality – 3.3 million and quantity – 1.4 million people, sanitation – 3.2 million people, solid waste management – 4.1 million people, and heavy financial burden linked with purchasing water – 7.5 million or hygiene supplies – 6.4 million people. A further 5.1 million people face barriers to effective handwashing.
[ 23rd March 2021, NE Syria ]  In 2020, health actors in Government of Syria controlled areas reported a 13 per cent reduction in trauma services compared to 2019.
[ 23rd March 2021, Overall Syria ]  Child Protection: 5.95 million children in Syria are in need of protection assistance of which 48.4% ( 6.67M )  are female and 51.6% ( 6.37M )  are male; 24.6% ( 3.24M )  children with disability. Among this 0.7% are in minimal need, 3.9% in stress need, 33.7% are severely in need, 39.8% are in extreme need and 21.9% with catastrophic need.
[ March 2020 ]  With the WASH, health and education infrastructure considered poorly or non functional in 48 per cent of all sub districts, access to basic services is severely hampered and increasingly unaffordable. This is particularly the case for over 1.9 million IDPs sheltering in informal settlements, planned camps and collective shelters, which offer inadequate protection against the elements and increase the risk of epidemic prone diseases among this population.
While under reporting makes it difficult to quantify, anecdotal information would seem to suggest that COVID 19 related measures – from curfews, to stay at home orders, quarantine requirements, and the closure of schools – have reinforced certain gender, age and disability stereotypes which have left women, girls, older people and people with disabilities more susceptible to harm at a time when the avenues to respond to them have become increasingly closed off. For example, at the height of lockdown last May 19 women and girls' safe spaces were closed due to COVID 19 preventive measures; as of October, twelve remained so.
[ Overall Syria ]  However, the pandemic highlighted the impact of the crisis on public health laboratory capacity and surveillance network and testing capacity remained extremely modest and geographically uneven since the start of the outbreak with only 181,000 tests conducted across all governorates at the time of writing, although ten laboratories with polymerase chain reaction  ( PCR )  testing capacity have now been established.
[ 23rd March 2021, Overall Syria ]  The deteriorating economy and widespread poverty, lack and loss of livelihoods, destruction and loss of housing and property, protracted and multiple cycles of displacement, substandard living conditions  ( even for people in areas of relative stability ) , family separation and the breakdown of family or community support structures have depleted the coping abilities of individuals and communities and generated high levels of psychological distress. As a result, people resort to harmful coping mechanisms  ( including child labour, child recruitment, different forms of exploitation and child/forced marriage )  while over reliance on humanitarian aid persists.
[ 5 April 2021, Overall Syria ]  In Syria, 19,404 laboratory confirmed cases have been reported by the MoH to date: 7 in Ar Raqqa; 49 in Al Hasakeh; 91 in Deir Ez Zor; 377 in Quneitra; 777 in Hama; 981 in As Sweida; 1,030 in Dar'a; 1,588 in Tartous; 2,033 in Rural Damascus; 2,511 in Homs; 2,585 in Aleppo; 2,868 in Lattakia; and 4,507 in Damascus. Since the last report, 3,708 new cases have been announced. The MoH also announced 1,313 fatalities, an increase of 305, in addition to 13,205 recoveries.
[ 8 April 2021, Damascus, GoS ]  Health Ministry announced that 120 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Syria, while 115 coronavirus patients recovered, and 10 passed away.
[ 10 March 2021, Overall Syria ]  Syria has nearly doubled it's local wheat purchasing price for the 2021 season to £S900 from £S425 in the previous season, Reuters reported, citing Syria's state news agency.
[ 31 March 2021, GoS ]  Health Ministry announced on 31 March 2021 that 137 new coronaviruses were registered in Syria, while 118 cases recovered and 7 others passed away.
[ 31 March 2021 , Overall Syria ]  Syria, as one of the 92 countries eligible for COVID 19 vaccines under the COVAX Facility's Advanced Market Commitment, stands ready to receive the first batch of the Astra Zeneca vaccine produced by the Serum Institute in India  ( AZ SII ) . This first batch is dedicated for 3% of the population and targets high risk groups, prioritizing health workers and people over 55 years of age with co morbidities.
[ 2 April 2021, GoS ]  The city of Aleppo is witnessing a kind of lack of traffic, due to the high prices of wages to large sums, as the taxi fare ranges from 3,000 to 6,000 Syrian pounds within the city of Aleppo, prompting citizens to go to their work on foot instead of taking a taxi. And, it negatively affected all sectors, especially the medical, which increased the bill on patients, and in the hospitals in the city of Aleppo, the patient is fined to pay the transportation bill after the increase in the gasoline crisis.
[ 30 April 2021, NES ]  AANES Health Board co chair Jiwan Mustafa said that about 20,000 coronavirus vaccination doses will arrive in AANES within the coming days. He told North Press, “203,000 vaccination doses have recently arrived in Syria, of which 10 percent is allocated to AANES.'
[ 11 April, 2021, GoS ]  Health Ministry announced on 11th April 2021 that 110 new coronavirus infections were recorded in the country and 115 patients have recovered while 8 have passed away.
[ July 2021, NES ]  % of communities where KIs reported the presence of residents relying on non productive sources of livelihoods to meet their basic needs: 1%: humanitarian assistance , 20%: loans and remittances
[ July 2021, NES ] % of communities where the lack of civil documentation for residents and IDPs was reported: 17% and 20%
[ 10 April 2021, GoS ]  The Syrian pound on 10 April 2021 has kept its rebounding from an all time low struck during the last two months after the regime tightened controls on bank withdrawals and internal transfers and restricted movement of cash around the country to stop dollar hoarding. The pound was trading around 3,200 pounds to the US dollar on Saturday, its strongest level for two months. It rose 16 percent, reversing losses that sent the currency to an all time low of 4,000 pounds earlier in March.
[ 13 April 2021, Damascus, GoS ]  The government of Damascus allowed the sale of foreign currency to merchants and industrialists to finance their imports and “cover food and pharmaceutical imports.'
[ 26 March, 2021, NWS ]  A building housing several NGO offices sustained slight damage, as well as two warehouses, a medical centre, and the office of another humanitarian organization.
[ March 2021, Overall Syria ]  Unlike previous years where the majority of return movements were encouraged by the relative cessation of conflict in the place of origin, the vast majority  ( 74 percent )  of returns from within Syria and abroad were motivated by the declining economic situation in their most recent place of displacement. The need to protect assets/properties was also a strong motivation for those displaced within Syria  ( 70 percent )  and those returning from abroad  ( 66 percent ) . Concurrently those from abroad  ( 64 percent )  were more motivated to return due to cultural ties, while 49 percent of those who returned from within Syria cited the improvement of the security situation as the third most important motivation for return.
[ June 2021, Overall Syria ]  In June 2021, more than two out of five interviewed households  ( 43 percent )  reported poor or borderline food consumption in Syria. The national average rate of inadequate food consumption  ( poor and borderline combined )  increased by 16 percent from May 2021, returning to pre Ramadan levels, and by 26 percent compared to June 2020.
[ MAR 2021, SDF ]  In total population 2,316,132 less than 1% are returnees, 77% are residents, 4% are IDPs in camp and 19% are IDPs our of camp.
[ July 2021, NES ]  % of communities where KIs reported the presence of IDP households relying on non productive sources of livelihoods to meet their basic needs: ? ( 6% )  humanitarian assistance ,  ( 29% ) loans and remittances
[ July 2021, NES ]  KIs in 23% of communities cited that rent prices were unaffordable for the majority of people.
[ 26 March, 2021, NWS ]  While the current pace of COVID 19 spreading in northwest Syria is slow, with 118 new cases reported from 25 February to 26 March, there remains a risk of a new rise in positive cases. As of 26 March, out of a total of 105,298 samples tested by RT PCR in northwest Syria  ( 57,737 in Aleppo and 47,561 in Idleb ) , there were 21,282 confirmed cases of COVID 19  ( 9,706 from Aleppo and 11,576 from Idleb governorates )  and 19,353  ( 90.9% )  have recovered. To date, 18,977  ( 89.2% )  cases developed mild symptoms, 1,228 developed moderate/severe symptoms, and 1,067 cases were asymptomatic. The total number of cases from IDP camps were 2,234  ( 10.5% )
[ 16 APR 2021, NES ]  Close contacts will not automatically be tested in view of current capacity limitations. Where someone displaying the above symptoms (  fever, cough, general weakness/ fatigue, headache, myalgia, sore throat, corzya, dyspnoea, anorexia/nausea/vomiting, diarrhoea and altered mental status )  has tested positive, contact tracing may be carried out through the established referral mechanism in NES.
[ February 2021, Overall Syria ]  The shortage of and high prices for poultry, cattle and sheep fodder, coupled with the fragile veterinary services, remain a challenge for livestock keepers. As a result, the livestock products' prices have sharply increased, making most Syrian families limit the consumption of livestock products. Unfortunately, this is having detrimental effects on most household's dietary diversity.
[ May 27, NES ]  All border crossings between the Autonomous Administration areas and the GoS areas will open as of 27/5/2021
[ July 2021, NES ] 93%and 67% % of communities where KIs reported the insufficient income of households and lack of employment opportunities that match people's skills as barriers to meeting basic needs .
[ 1 8 March, 2021, NES ]  Between February and March, the informal USD/SYP regional median exchange rate increased by 27%, reaching a regional median of 3,848 USD/SYP. The highest exchange rate was recorded at 3,970 SYP for 1 USD in Qahtaniyyeh community, in Al Hasakeh governorate.
[ 21 March, 2021, NWS ]  On the same day, missiles impacted a hospital run by an NGO in the city of Atareb in the western countryside of Aleppo. The NGO reports that seven patients were killed  ( including five men and two children )  and that 14 people were injured  ( including medical staff and five women ) . The hospital is out of service and had been providing an average of 3,650 outpatient medical services per month, and 177 general, orthopedic, and urologic surgeries each month, along with emergency and obstetrics services.
[ 26 March, 2021, NWS ]  According to WHO, the number of new confirmed COVID 19 cases in northwest Syria continued to decline during the reporting period. 105,298 tests have been conducted to date, with 21,282 cases confirmed as of 26 March – 11,576 cases in the Idleb area and 9,706 in northern Aleppo governorate. A total of 637 COVID 19 associated deaths have been reported to date with an overall fatality rate of 3 percent in northwest Syria. The percentage of current cases among medical healthcare workers are 7.3 percent, encompassing nurses, doctors and midwives, while a further 5.3 percent are auxiliary workers in the health sector. Some 10.5 percent of all COVID 19 cases are in IDP camps.
[ 26 March, 2021, NWS ]  The Dana, Azaz, Idleb, Albab, Maaret Tamesrin, Daret Ezza, Afrin and Atareb sub districts continue to be the most significant hotspots for waterborne diseases, while the Dana, Maaret Tamesrin, Afrin, Azaz and AlBab sub districts have the highest number of leishmaniasis cases.
[ July 2021, NES ] A lack of bathing facilities was reported as a shelter issue for IDPs in 12% of communities .
[ Jan   Dec 2020, Overall Syria ]  Ten years of protracted conflict in Syria has led to a staggering 4.6 million pregnant and lactating women  ( PLW )  and children in need of life saving nutrition interventions with 3.7 million of these in acute need  ( severity 4 & 5 ) .
[ 14 April 2021, Overall Syria ]  The Central Bank of Syria  ( CBS )  has introduced a new exchange rate for importers, merchants, and manufacturers in a bid to narrow the gap between the official and black market rates after the local currency sank to record lows against the US dollar. The new rate of SYP 3,375 per dollar is about three times the official rate of SYP 1,256 per dollar, but slightly below the black market rate. The Syrian pound weakened past SYP 4,000 per dollar last month, before recovering to SYP 3,450, one day after the new decision.
[ May 12, GoS ] As the government's austerity measures affected caregivers inside the government hospital, they deprived the medical staff of the means of prevention, and depleted the budgets of government hospitals prematurely, placing the entire medical staff at risk of infection and transmission.
[ May 12, GoS ]  These procedures extended to the patients, as non ambulatory operations are stopped for an indefinite period, and the non ambulatory surgical patient is always postponed, whether his clinical operation is small or a large one in need of an operating room. As for the ambulatory non surgical patient, the service provided to him is almost limited to pain relief and prescription medications that are not provided by the hospital, or he is transferred to one of the private centers or hospitals that contain equipment and supplies that help diagnose his illness, as the facilities of the public radiology hospitals are no longer effective after These included austerity and economic sanctions. It is very late and does not keep pace with modern medicine, and does not help the doctor to provide an accurate diagnosis of medical conditions. As for the laboratories of the public hospitals, they are unable to cover the qualitative laboratory analyzes due to the interruption of the materials needed to conduct them, and were limited to conducting general blood tests that are insufficient in most cases of disease.
[ May 12, GoS ]  While the policy of "raising the hand" practiced by the Syrian regime on public sectors appears clear, the government has not made an official statement about taking any austerity measures in the government health sector, as it is free. Rather, the current legal policy is being marketed as a restructuring of resources in line with international standards to deal with the "Corona" virus, while what is really happening is another austere withdrawal of the state from one of its institutions.
[ May 12, GoS ]  As for the "Covid 19" patient, which is the argument of the Ministry of Health for all of the above, he needs to receive treatment for a period of no less than 14 days, according to the health protocol followed, and he is given a prescription of 7 drugs, all of which are not available in government hospitals, and the patient must Bear purchasing it at an external pharmacy. Thus, the hospital's services are limited to oxygen support, which the patient also lost after falling into the rationing chasm following the gift presented by the head of the Syrian regime to the Lebanese government.
[ April 15, GoS ]  The Ministry of Tourism extends the suspension of the tourism and hotel studies technical institutes until Saturday 24/4/2021, in continuation of the government's efforts to take preventive measures and precautionary measures necessary to confront the Corona virus for students' safety
[ May 12, GoS ]  The Syrian regime announced the dispatch of a shipment of 25 tons of oxygen in response to the request of the Lebanese government on 3/24/2021, this shipment is the first of three batches totaling 75 tons of oxygen, to be followed by a statement by the Syrian Minister of Health Hassan Ghobash stating that This procedure will not affect the needs of Syria, without providing more accurate information about the need for hospitals and patients for oxygen.
[ March and April 2021, Overall Syria ]   [ From table ]  438,000 Palestine refugees remain in Syria amongst which 52% are female and 31% are children.
[ May 12, GoS ]  The repercussions of this procedure began since the first week of April, recording an increase in the number of deaths among those infected with "Corona", as the patient primarily needs high flow oxygen for respiratory support, which is what most hospitals could not provide to their patients, and only put a mask with a slight flow, It is not sufficient to improve the patient's condition, and can be described as a “formal' procedure, taking advantage of the ignorance of the patient and his companions.
[ May 12, GoS ]  As for the second repercussions of this "gift", it appeared a few days after the first, namely, the oxygen cylinders that roamed government hospitals, as a result of the inability of the central oxygen generation systems to secure the adequacy of patients inside the hospitals after the imbalance in their reserves. And when the deficit became clear, the media figures of the Syrian regime rushed to confirm “there are no problems in securing oxygen in hospitals,' statements that are refuted by the addition of oxygen cylinders to the rest of the black market materials. Materials for which the demand is much greater than the available supply.
[ May 12, GoS ]  After more than a year of the outbreak of the virus in Syria, the medical custom has become to send less serious patients home and give them prescriptions for medicines, and he advised them to provide a home oxygen cylinder when needed. The "Corona" patient, who, under the pretext of the Ministry of Health, abandoned its other responsibilities, has become indispensable for the services of this ministry, represented by its centers and hospitals. As for the rest of the patients, who are waiting for the due date of their operations, they have more to wait.
[ 28 April 2021, Overall Syria ]  Since testing across the country is so limited, there is a high degree of uncertainty over exactly the scale of the pandemic in Syria.
[ 22 April 2021, GoS ]  The Health Ministry received the first batch of Covid 19 vaccines provided by the World Health Data Platform  ( COVAX ) . The batch consists of 203 thousand doses.
[ 21 May 2021, GoS ]  Health Ministry announced on 21 May 2021 that 57 new coronavirus cases were detected in Syria, adding that 25 patients have recovered while 4 others passed away.
[ 23 May 2021, GoS ]  Health Ministry announced that 65 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Syria, adding that 15 patients have recovered while 5 others passed away.
[ July 2021, NES ] 98% % of communities where KIs reported that households experienced barriers to accessing sufficient food.In 21% of these communities, KIs reported that the unavailability of certain food items was a challenge to accessing sufficient food.
[ 5 June 2021, GoS ]  The Health Ministry announced on 5 June 2021 that 20 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Syria, adding that 5 coronavirus patients recovered and 3 others passed away.
[ May 24, NES ]  All border crossings between the Autonomous Administration areas and the GoS areas will be closed from today 7 p.m. until further notice
[ 4 June 2021, GoS ]  Health Ministry announced on 4 June 2021 that 28 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Syria, adding that 5 coronavirus cases recovered and 5 others passed away.
[ 3 June 2021, GoS ]  The Health Ministry announced on 3 June 2021 that 32 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Syria, adding that 6 coronavirus cases recovered and 4 others passed away.
[ 9 June 2021, NWS ]  9 June 2021 – International aid agency World Vision today warned that COVID 19 cases have doubled last month in Northwest Syria where only around 54,000 doses of vaccine have been administered in a population of over 4 million people. While countries around the world are racing to secure COVID 19 vaccines for their own people, only 0.3% of the administered vaccines globally have gone to people in low income countries such as Syria. The NGO says that this is simply not enough, and that numerous lives are at stake if equitable access to vaccines is not provided for Syrian people in the coming months.
[ July 2021, NES ] Commonly reported sources of food for households other than markets  ( by % of communities ) :Borrowing money for food ( 51% ) , Own production or farming  ( 35% ) , Relying on food stored previously ( 21% ) .
[ 14 June 2021, Overall Syria ]  The Turks keep retaining Syria's share of water behind their dams, disregarding international compact between the two countries and all appeals to release Syria's water. Meanwhile, power generation turbines have been suspended and irrigation canals are out of service.
[ July 2021, NES ] In 80% of communities reportedly none of the IDP households owned their shelter
[ May 27, NES ]  Bayram explained that the natural level of the Euphrates Dam lake reaches 304 meters above sea level, and now the level has decreased to 298.50 meters, i.e. a decrease of about six meters, indicating that "the continued generation of electric power and the withdrawal of water through irrigation channels, led to a decrease." The level of the lake of the Euphrates Dam. "
[ May 27, NES ]  As for the Tishreen dam, Bayram emphasized that “the natural level reaches 325.50 meters above sea level, and it has now decreased to 321.31 meters, ie at a rate of about 4 meters. If a decrease of one meter is recorded, the dam will be outside the the service".
He pointed out that "with the operation of the dam with full turbines for two consecutive days, we will reach the dead level and the dam will stop working completely, but now the level is preserved as much as possible in order not to reach the dead level."
[ 12 June 2021, Afrin, NWS ]  The World Health Organization  ( WHO )  forcefully condemns the attack on a hospital in Afrin, northwest Syria, on 12 June. According to reports, the hospital was struck by artillery shells killing at least 13 people, including one physician, other health workers, and 2 children. Twenty three  ( 23 )  people were also reportedly wounded, of whom 11 were staff, including one midwife who remains in critical condition.
[ April 2021, GoS ]  In April the Ministry of Education announced the indefinite nationwide suspension of classes for students up to grades eight in response to the increase in the number of COVID 19 infections in the country. Also, the Ministry of Higher Education closed public and private universities for two weeks on 5 April.
[ 21 APR 2021, NWS ]  Northwest Syria has been allocated 224 000 doses of the AstraZeneca AZD1222 vaccine through May 2021.
[ July 2021, NES ] In 12% of communities at least one fifth of the IDP population reportedly lived in tents. In 3% of communities at least one fifth of the IDP population reportedly lived in unfinished or abandoned residential buildings.
[ April 3, NES ]  2  All gatherings  ( weddings   mourning tents   meetings   prayers in places of worship   all other gatherings )  are strictly prohibited, as of 4/3/2021. 3 Close all restaurants, cafes, cafeterias and popular markets, and restaurants are restricted to external requests outside of the ban times. 4  Close all schools, universities and institutes.
[ April 3, NES ]  5  Closing the border crossings in the regions of north and east Syria, with the exception of humanitarian cases, patients, students, and commercial movement.
[ April 3, NES ]  6  Imposing a total curfew on the city of Qamishlo, Hasaka and Raqqa as a result of the increase in cases in these cities starting from Tuesday morning, starting from 6 am on 6/4/2021 until Monday 4/12/2021
[ April 11, NES ]  The co presidency of the Executive Council of Northern and Eastern Syria decides the following: 1  A total curfew is imposed in all areas of the Autonomous Administration in northern and eastern Syria for a period of ten days from Tuesday morning, 4/13/2021, until Thursday, 4/22/2021.
[ April 11, NES ]  2  All border crossings of the Autonomous Administration of northern and eastern Syria are closed, except for humanitarian cases And patients, students and commercial traffic.
[ April 11, NES ]  5. An exception is made from this ban  ( all hospitals, pharmacies, humanitarian organizations, media professionals, ovens, etc. )  Fuel stations )  As for restaurants, their work is limited to take out orders only.
[ April 11, NES ]  6  Work is suspended in all institutions and departments of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria in the lockdown period With the exception of the departments whose work nature requires continuing to work, provided that it is determined by the concerned department.
[ July 2021, NES ] 5 6 was the most commonly reported range for hours of electricity accessible to households  ( reported by KIs in 25% of communities.
[ July 2021, NES ] 72% % of communities where KIs reported that not all households had access to sufficient water.
[ July 2021, NES ] Main network was the most commonly reported main source of electricity  ( reported by KIs in 74% of communities ) .
[ July 2021, NES ] 72% of communities where KIs reported that the households did not have access to health services in the assessed location.
[ 23 April 2021, Overall Syria ]  In the Syrian Arab Republic, the availability of and access to basic services provided by humanitarian organisations remain limited. The delivery of humanitarian aid continues to be hindered by restrictions and checkpoints. Violence targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure is reported countrywide. Humanitarian organisations face multiple bureaucratic and logistical constraints.
[ 22 April 2021, GoS ]  The Health Ministry announced that 151 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Syria, adding that 128 coronavirus patients recovered while 15 others passed away.
[ 12 July 2021, GoS ]  The Health Ministry announced that 10 new coronavirus cases were recorded, adding that 5 coronavirus patients recovered and one other passed away.
[ March to December 2020, Overall Syria ]  Due to a range of factors including COVID 19, there was a reduction of voluntary returns to Syria. In 2020, 38,233 refugees in the region spontaneously returned to Syria, a reduction of almost 60 per cent from 2019.
[ July 2021, NES ] Shortage of health workers reported as a barrier to healthcare access: 11%.
[ April 4, Daraa ]  The countryside of Daraa has been suffering from an almost complete and continuous blackout for three days, amid a pledge by the "regime" to restore electricity soon. Local sources reported to Syria TV that most cities, towns and villages in the countryside of Daraa suffer from power cuts, as the cut off time reaches more than 12 hours a day for one hour, during which the electricity is cut off as well.
[ April 4, Daraa ]  The continuous power cuts   according to the sources   are causing the rise in the prices of various materials and commodities, as a result of resorting to the use of electrical generators, in light of the high prices of fuel, as the price of a liter of gasoline, yesterday, Saturday, reached more than 4,500 Syrian pounds.
[ April 1, Homs ]  The Director of School Health in Homs, Dr. Ghayath Abbas, told “Athar Press' that he closed two class rooms for five days as a precaution to prevent the transmission of Coronavirus infection among students. Dr. Abbas indicated that there was one infection recorded in each class, indicating that the number of infections since the beginning of the second semester of 2021 has reached 34 cases in city and countryside schools, of whom 3 students and the rest are from the teaching and administrative staff, pointing out that the recorded infections are minor and don't require hospitalization.
[ April 3, GoS ] #Ministry of Tourism The technical institutes for tourism and hotel sciences in the governorates, the Tourism and Hotel Training Center and the private tourism and hotel training centers in the governorates must suspend work hours from 5/4/2021 until 4/17/2021 in order to complete the governmental efforts to take preventive measures and precautionary measures necessary to confront Coronavirus and to ensure that Student safety, in line with the instructions issued by the Ministry of Higher Education, with an emphasis on the necessity of following up measures to protect educational facilities.
[ April 3, NES ]  Based on the meeting of the Crisis Cell in the Executive Council of North and East Syria Based on the requirements of the public interest Co presidency of the Executive Council of North and East Syria As a result of the increase in cases of Coronavirus in its third wave in the regions of northern and eastern Syria 1  A partial curfew is imposed in all areas of the Autonomous Administration in northern and eastern Syria from four o'clock in the afternoon to six o'clock in the morning of the following day, from Tuesday, 4/6/2021, until 12/4/2021.
[ 3 May 2021, GoS ]  Health Ministry said that 79 new coronavirus cases were registered in Syria, while 168 patients have recovered and 7 have passed away.
[ 14 April 2021, Overall Syria ]  Compared to war and starvation – 12.4 million people in Syria are food insecure, a 25% increase in the past months   the pandemic seems benign to many Syrians.
( NSAG & TBAF, 16/02/2021 )  73% of SD with majority of population in need of soap or water, 71% masks and disinfectants
( NSAG & TBAF, 16/02/2021 )  56% of sub districts have sufficient knowledge of covid risk
[ 12 APR, NES ]  On 12 April, the Alouk water station in Al Hasakeh Governorate stopped functioning, reportedly due to a fire at the Derbasiyah electricity substation which serves as the main source of electricity for Alouk.
[ July 2021,  Al Hasakeh, NES ]   [ WASH ] The main issue reported with showers was that there are no showers reported by KIs in 63% of assessed settlements and lack of water reported in 53% of settlements.
[ July 2021, Al Hasakeh, NES ]  [  Movement ]  The main pull factor for people to arrive to this settlement was access to food and access to humanitarian assistance.
[ 11 July 2021, GoS ]  Inflation fears are high one week after the Government of Syria announced a 50 percent salary increase for public workers. The pay raise was announced on 11 July and will take effect in August. The pay bump is a belated, partial response to the demands of workers whose purchasing power has been eviscerated by the currency depreciation that has mired roughly 90 percent of the population in poverty.
[  April 9, NES ]  The source indicated that the SDF closed two camps also in the countryside of Amuda and Qamishli, in which cases of Corona virus appeared during the month of March and the beginning of this April, while the Syrian Democratic Forces are still launching compulsory recruitment campaigns in their areas of control.
[  April 9, NES ]  The Syrian Democratic Forces closed a military academy after 8 cases of Coronavirus appeared inside it among the cadres of the People's Protection Units, in light of a total curfew imposed by the SDF in its areas. Private sources told Syria TV that the People's Protection Units  ( YPG ) , which forms the backbone of the Syrian Democratic Forces, closed the "Martyr Roshan" Academy in the town of Al Qahtaniyah in the northern countryside of Hasaka, which includes "12 cadres and 100 personnel" during military training for the fighters, after confirming that 8 were injured. From the academy officials.
[  April 9, NES ]  Private sources for Syria TV reported that the number of Coronavirus cases within the ranks of the Syrian Democratic Forces exceeded 270. The source added that these cases of infection have not been included in the statistics of the Autonomous Administration, and the majority of the injured are still in their workplaces, with the exception of 60 critical cases receiving treatment within the quarantine centers in Raqqa, Manbij and Hasaka.
( GoS )  At the beginning of the pandemic, the interest was noticeable and intense, as the hospital was subjected to daily and continuous sterilization every four hours, and all doctors and nurses were enthusiastic and adhered to masks and gloves with changing them. Continuously, it was also forbidden for patients to enter without wearing a mask. However, this interest gradually diminished as the doctors and patients both became bored and lost their enthusiasm and surrendered their order to divine providence, in addition to repeating the usual sentence: “We were infected with the virus and survived it, we have immunity for many months,'
[ April 2021, NWS ]  Food insecurity continued to be high in NWS. Food was indicated as the first priority need in 29% and 25% of the assessed communities, for IDPs and for residents respectively. The inability to afford essential food items remained the primary barrier to accessing sufficient quantities of food  ( reported in 86% of assessed communities ) .
[ April 13, Dar'a ]  The statement added that "it is strictly forbidden, starting from today, Tuesday, until the first of next May, to hold any gatherings, including weddings, parties and condolences, and to stop Taraweeh, Friday and congregational prayers in the mosques of Busra al Sham, in order to preserve public safety."
[ March 2021, NWS ]  Of a total population of 4 million people in north west Syria, it is estimated that there are around 2.7 million IDPs, who are considered to be in need of humanitarian assistance. New and protracted IDPs share the same urgent needs, in an area that has limited shelter options and where the fighting has caused the destruction of civilian infrastructure, including health facilities, schools, bakeries, and has disrupted the provision of basic services.
[ April 6, Tartous ]  A patient at Al Bassel Hospital in Tartous threw himself from the fourth floor because of his infection with the Coronavirus It was found that the deceased was infected with the Coronavirus, it was found that the patient threw himself due to having a state of fear and depression caused by hypoxia and severe pain caused by the Corona virus.
[ April 6, NES ]  The Autonomous Administration imposed a complete closure on one of the villages in the eastern countryside of Qamishli, after the number of injuries in which increased, in light of a total lockdown in Qamishli, Hasakah and Raqqa. A special source from the Health Committee in the “Autonomous Administration' told the Syria TV website that 38 families were infected with the Coronavirus in the village of Deir Ghosn, east of Qamishli, which necessitated imposing a total closure without exception inside the village and preventing entry and exit from it, whatever the reasons.
[ 30 March 2021, Overall Syria ]  In a war stricken Syria, the COVID 19 pandemic has further exacerbated the already decimated economy, rising inflation and deteriorating Syrian pound – all of which have severely impacted the ability of households to purchase food and basic goods.
[ April 12, GoS ]  A member of the General Authority of the Damascus Pharmacists Syndicate, the pharmacist "Khaldoun Ali" pointed out that the economic sanctions imposed on Syria greatly affected the import of foreign medicine, in addition to the cessation of many Syrian factories during the war from manufacturing national medicines and their out of service, and when the security situation stabilized, these factories returned to production.
[ April 12, GoS ]   The quantities of medicines and medical materials of all kinds decreased in the pharmacies of the capital, Damascus, while other types disappeared permanently and the prices of them or their alternatives increased dramatically.
The shortage included medicines for chronic diseases missing from the market: “heart, diabetes, blood pressure, cortisone, and others, in addition to foreign and national medicines, according to a number of patients and sources.'
[ April 12, GoS ]  The Ministry of religious affairs and Endowments of the regime's government allowed Tarawih prayers to be held in mosques during the month of Ramadan, "while adhering to precautionary measures to address the Corona virus." In a statement published on its Facebook page, the Ministry said, "In order to implement religious rituals and not disrupt them in any circumstance, and in the interest of public health, the Ministry of Endowments reminds those in charge of religious rituals in all mosques to raise the degree of taking precautionary measures to prevent the spread of the Corona virus."
[ April 12, GoS ]  A member of the General Authority of the Damascus Pharmacists Syndicate, the pharmacist "Khaldoun Ali" said: In many cases and when the medicine is not available, the pharmacist is forced to replace it and increase the number of doses, but it is not a long term solution. Rather, the solution lies in cooperation between the government pharmaceutical sector and the local factory to find an appropriate solution that secures the citizen's need for medicine and does not expose local manufacturers to a loss big.
( GoS 16/02/2021 )  53% of sub districts have sufficient knowledge of COVID 19 risk
[ April 7, GoS ]  Al Basha stressed that the recent decision, which came based on the directives of President Bashar Al Assad issued by the Medical Services Department at the Ministry of Defense, to exempt them from service and reserve and place them in hospitals or health centers of their choice, greatly limits the emigration of doctors. Al Basha considered that this decision will definitely contribute to reducing the emigration of doctors in a clear way. Instead of thinking about immigration, many doctors are ready to join compulsory service.
[ April 7, GoS ]  The head of the Dentists Syndicate, Zakaria Al Basha, renewed the assertion of the Dentists Syndicate that it prefers during this period to stop them for cosmetic treatments and to limit them to the necessary treatments, as part of the precautionary measures to prevent the Corona virus, stressing that the percentage of a doctor's infection with the virus can reach 90 percent if an infected patient comes to see him. Take all precautions. Al Basha revealed that a large proportion of dentists were infected with the virus, while the number of those who died last year reached 75, including about 10 doctors due to "Corona".
( GoS 16/02/2021 )  43% of Sub districts with majority of population in need of soap or water, 55% masks and 61% disinfectants
[ April 12, GoS ]  In a statement by the World Health Organization and "UNICEF", "Al Watan" obtained a copy of it that included a statement regarding the work program for providing the "Covid 19" vaccine in Syria, as well as the executive program for the distribution of the vaccine. They confirmed that on March 25, the organization was informed by the "Kovacs" program »The delivery of doses from the Indian Serum Institute will be delayed in March and April, and that the earliest delivery date may be next May. The reason for the delay in the supply of doses of the vaccine produced in the institute to Syria and to many other countries alike is due to the increased demand for“ Covid 19 vaccines" in India.
[ April 12, GoS ]  Indian vaccine In mid February, the World Health Organization included the vaccine produced by India in the Plasma Institute under the list of names of vaccine used during emergencies. Later, the allocation of this vaccine was confirmed by the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization during next May, provided that 912 thousand doses will be delivered, and the proposed distribution depends on the current estimates of vaccines available in the manufacturers.
[ April 12, GoS ]  Upon providing the service, 76 hospitals are planned to be vaccinated centers, in addition to 101 primary health care facilities across the country, and services will be provided by trained teams and routine immunization personnel as part of the mobile teams, and this number of centers and teams is primarily subject to modification based on Partial planning is underway, and each hospital will have 3 or more teams dedicated to micro planning for each stage of the campaign.
[ April 15, Homs ]  The director of the Communicable Diseases Department in Homs, Dr. Ghadeer Al Salibi, confirmed that the number of injuries started to increase since mid March, where 10 to 15 infections are recorded daily, an estimated increase of between 20 to 30% over the previous months, noting that these numbers and rates are only for patients who visited Hospitals, there are those who contracted the disease with mild symptoms, and their health condition only required home isolation.
[ April 15, Homs ]  Head of the Hospitals Department in the Homs Health Directorate, Dr.Muhammad Al Rais said that the percentage of family and competitor occupancy allocated to the Corona epidemic varies from one hospital to another, but in general the occupancy rate ranges from 20 to 30%, indicating that there is currently no increase in the number of beds and competitors allocated to confront Coronavirus, but the Health Directorate is ready at any moment to move to Plan B and increase the number of beds and competitors when needed.
[ MAR 2021, GoS ]  The Syrian Arab Republic is allocated 912 000 doses of the AstraZeneca AZD1222 vaccine through COVAX facility.
[ 26 April 2021, GoS ]  The Health Ministry announced that 136 new coronavirus cases were recorded, adding that 182 patients recovered and 11 others passed away.
[ March 2021, Overall Syria ]  The economic situation in Syria continued to deteriorate in March. The depreciation of the Syrian pound  ( SYP )  spiralled over the first two weeks of March, spiking at a record low of SYP 4,700/USD 1 on 17 March before stabilizing around SYP 3,700/USD 1 by late March. On 22 March, the Central Bank of Syria adjusted the exchange rate for UN agencies as well as some official imports to SYP 2,500/USD 1. The standard official exchange rate remained at SYP 1,250/USD 1
[ 26 March, 2021, NWS ]  Some of the COVID 19 facilities are expected to either be discontinued or remain functional at minimum capacity, in case a new spike in COVID 19 positive cases are recorded. Six out of 15 CCTCs were considered critical as they are the only available centres serving the camps with high density populations. An assessment for the 29 physical rehabilitation centres in northwest Syria was also registered. Currently, 25 active CCTCs  ( with 1,111 beds )  remain in northwest Syria, while 12 hospitals that treat COVID 19 with 234 intensive care unit  ( ICU )  beds and 926 regular beds remain functional.
( NWS, December 2020 )  Households in NWS are facing rising and often unaffordable food prices. The value of the Survival Minimum Expenditure Basked  ( SMEB )  increased by 11% since November, driven primarily by its food and cooking fuel components.e Fluctuations in fuel prices also contributed to the rise in food prices.f Connected, KIs in 84% of the assessed communities reported unaffordability as the primary barrier to accessing sufficient food. More than one quarter of the assessed communities indicated food as the first priority need among IDPs
[ 2 April 2021, GoS & Northern Syria ]  The Syrian regime and Russia brought back into discussion the reopening of border crossings between regime controlled and opposition held areas in northern Syria. The reopening proposal had a different official tone, reportedly addressing what the Syrian Arab News Agency  ( SANA )  called “the humanitarian situation and readiness to take in people wishing to leave areas controlled by terrorist organizations.
[ 26 March, 2021, NWS ]  According to the information provided by education authorities, one in three teachers in northwest Syria have been working without pay for over a year. In addition, due to the impact of COVID 19 and schools not being able to operate fully, the demand for providing blended learning, access to internet and digital devices for learning purpose remains high.