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Despite spiraling coronavirus crisis, Syria's 'government is not concerned at all'
PBS News Hour - World
English - September 14, 2020 22:40 - 12.4 MB - ★★★★ - 79 ratingsNews world news current events newshour television radio media Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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After years of war and economic deprivation, Syria is poorly equipped to handle COVID-19. But the coronavirus is spreading fast, both in government-controlled Damascus and in the rebel-held northwest region of the country, where it is targeting the most vulnerable. And the regime of Bashar al Assad shows no willingness to mitigate the health and humanitarian disaster. Nick Schifrin reports. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders