The Kurdish-led Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (NES) has isolated al-Hasakah city after three new coronavirus cases were reported there.
In an official statement on Thursday, the Health Authority said the test results of two people confirmed their infection, adding that one lives in Hasakah and the other in Qamishli.
The Administration’s Presidency of the Provincial Council called on citizens to remain home, avoid gathering and abide by the measures to fight the spread of the pandemic on a large scale.
Head of the Health Authority Joan Mustafa said two samples were sent to Damascus and returned with positive results.
“The samples were taken from a man and his wife who live in al-Hasakah,” he added, noting that the woman was sent to the quarantine facility in the National Hospital in Qamishli, while her husband was requested to stay at home in self-isolation.
Mustafa urged people to inform the local authorities and contact medical teams on any suspected case.
One patient has died in Hasakah and three others were reported infected in the city’s al-Omran neighborhood.
Authorities have isolated the neighborhood and imposed full quarantine on its citizens and partial quarantine on the city.
Meanwhile, Kurdish internal security forces (Asayish) requested 14 families, who are neighbors and relatives of the reported cases in the neighborhood, to stay at home.
Head of the Hasakah Provincial Council Abdul Ghani Osu pointed out that the Administration will provide necessary support and aid for quarantined families in Omran.
“Bread, food and essential items will be provided for the families in the neighborhood every three days, in light of the total ban imposed on them,” Osu explained.
Areas run by the Autonomous Administration suffer severe medical shortages after incoming cross-border aid was suspended.
Administration officials expressed concern over the virus outbreak in areas under its control, especially in the camps.
