Syria Country Office -19 Humanitarian Response Flash Update #5

As of July 7, 2020, the Syrian Ministry of Health (MoH) has reported 372  COVID-19 cases across Syria: 232 active, 126 recoveries and 14 registered deaths.^[1] The first positive case was announced on 22 March 2020, with the first fatality reported on 29 March 2020. Although no movement restrictions have been imposed in Syria recently, the Syrian government is still taking active steps towards ensuring that precautionary measures are followed in public service facilities and universities.