Syrian civilians prepare for a new battle with invisible foe: coronavirus
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The brutal war in Syria is now in its 10th year, and amid renewed bombing by the air corps of Bashar al-Assad and his Russian backers, a new worry looms: coronavirus. The country's health care system has been destroyed in the conflict, and people who have already suffered so much are now rushing to produce homemade COVID-19 tests, ventilators and disinfectant. Nick Schifrin reports. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders