Coronavirus: Syria Volunteers Produce Face Masks in Idlib
Volunteers from the Violet Organization work to produce face masks Tuesday, May 12, in a workshop in Syria's northwestern city of Idlib. ————————— READ MORE: The volunteers produce about 10,000 face masks a day. The masks are offered to hospitals and medical centers across Idlib province to help in the fight against the coronavirus. Syria has 48 confirmed COVID-19 cases and three deaths. War-ravaged and sanction-battered Syria is grappling with a new phase of its economic crisis. Its local currency began plummeting in value late last year, and now coronavirus restrictions have limited economic activities and likely hurt government revenues from the sale of fuel. Syria's oil ministry has announced that it is reducing its automobile fuel subsidies, removing owners of more than one car and users of vehicles with powerful engines from its ration system. The ministry said Saturday that the decision was effective Sunday. The economy of the war-ravaged country, also suffering from years of sanctions, saw the local currency plummet late last year. That sent prices of basic goods soaring and was soon followed by restrictions imposed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus that limited movement and trade. (AFP/AP) ————————— LINK: https://ift.tt/2WjkgRO
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Volunteers from the Violet Organization work to produce face masks Tuesday, May 12, in a workshop in Syria's northwestern city of Idlib. ————————— READ MORE: The volunteers produce about 10,000 face masks a day. The masks are offered to hospitals and medical centers across Idlib province to help in the fight against the coronavirus. Syria has 48 confirmed COVID-19 cases and three deaths. War-ravaged and sanction-battered Syria is grappling with a new phase of its economic crisis. Its local currency began plummeting in value late last year, and now coronavirus restrictions have limited economic activities and likely hurt government revenues from the sale of fuel. Syria's oil ministry has announced that it is reducing its automobile fuel subsidies, removing owners of more than one car and users of vehicles with powerful engines from its ration system. The ministry said Saturday that the decision was effective Sunday. The economy of the war-ravaged country, also suffering from years of sanctions, saw the local currency plummet late last year. That sent prices of basic goods soaring and was soon followed by restrictions imposed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus that limited movement and trade. (AFP/AP) ————————— LINK: https://ift.tt/2WjkgRO
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