Syria reports first coronavirus death as fears grow of major outbreak
Syria also said its confirmed cases rose to nine from an earlier five cases, but medics and witnesses say there are many more.
An internally displaced Syrian girl wears a face mask as members of the Syrian Civil defence sanitize the Bab Al-Nour internally displaced persons camp, to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Azaz, Syria March 26, 2020(photo credit: KHALIL ASHAWI / REUTERS)ByREUTERS