Authorities in Syria announced on March 2 , 2020 , the closure of the Semalka Border Crossing until further notice , to counteract the coronavirus pandemic .
2 March : The government of Iraqi Kurdistan , ordered the complete closure of the Semalka Border Crossing at the Iraq-Syria border into the Kurdish-led Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria as “ a precautionary measure to prevent the transmission of the coronavirus to the areas of autonomous administration of North and East Syria , excluding emergency cases ” .10 March : The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that there have been outbreaks of COVID-19 in Tartous , Damascus , Homs and Latakia provinces .
2020 coronavirus pandemic in Syria