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| Syrian President Assad and wife recover from coronavirus | Syrian President Assad and wife recover from coronavirus |
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| Syrian President Bashar Assad and his wife Asma have successfully recovered from Covid-19, Syrian state media reported. The couple has already left quarantine and resumed their work. | Syrian President Bashar Assad and his wife Asma have successfully recovered from Covid-19, Syrian state media reported. The couple has already left quarantine and resumed their work. |
| “After the end of the quarantine period, symptoms of Covid-19 and negative PCR results, President Bashar al-Assad and Mrs. Asma al-Assad have resumed their work normally,” SANA news agency said on Tuesday. | “After the end of the quarantine period, symptoms of Covid-19 and negative PCR results, President Bashar al-Assad and Mrs. Asma al-Assad have resumed their work normally,” SANA news agency said on Tuesday. |
| In a Twitter message, the Syrian Presidency confirmed the news, wishing all Syrians who have contracted the disease a speedy recovery. | In a Twitter message, the Syrian Presidency confirmed the news, wishing all Syrians who have contracted the disease a speedy recovery. |
| The couple tested positive for the coronavirus in early March. They showed only mild symptoms and continued working from home. | The couple tested positive for the coronavirus in early March. They showed only mild symptoms and continued working from home. |
| Officially, Syria has registered around 18,600 cases of Covid-19 and more than 1,200 deaths during the pandemic. The situation, however, is likely worse, given the sub-par testing in the war-torn country, as well as the fact that parts of Syria are still controlled by various militant groups and are out of reach of the Damascus government. | Officially, Syria has registered around 18,600 cases of Covid-19 and more than 1,200 deaths during the pandemic. The situation, however, is likely worse, given the sub-par testing in the war-torn country, as well as the fact that parts of Syria are still controlled by various militant groups and are out of reach of the Damascus government. |
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