Precautionary measures for combating coronavirus: curfew continues in Autonomous Administration-held areas for the seventh day, and Kurdish Red Crescent set up new field clinics in Al-Darbasiyah

Reliable SOHR sources have confirmed that the Kurdish Red Crescent have set up two field clinics in Al-Darbasiyah area in Al-Hasakah countryside, so that people can get tested for the novel coronavirus. The task of these clinics will be limited to get preliminary tests and transport every case suspected to be infected to a specialized hospital in the area.

On the other hand, general curfew is holding throughout areas controlled by “Autonomous Administration in northern and north-eastern Syria” for the seventh consecutive day.

On March 19, “Autonomous Administration” issued a binding decision in all it controled areas in northern and eastern Syria, stating that: “Based on the requirements of the public interest and due to the critical challenge posed by the coronavirus pandemic to the world and the region and in order to ensure the health and safety of our fellow citizens, we call on all people in the “Self-Administration “areas of northern and eastern Syria to abide by the following measures:

1- Curfew to be imposed in all areas of “Self-Administration” of northern and eastern Syria, starting on Monday morning, March 23, 2020 at 6:00 a.m.

2- Movement and relocation between “Self and civil Administrations” as well as between the main cities within each administration to be prohibited as of Saturday morning, March 21, 2020, at 6 a.m.

3- All restaurants, cafes, commercial gatherings, “bazars”, public parks, private medical clinics, wedding halls and condolence tents to be closed.

4- All hospitals, public and private health centers, organizations, food shops exclusively, food transport vehicles, infant formula and fuel tankers, to be exempted from this prohibition.

5- People must comply fully with the aforementioned procedures and any person who violates these procedures will be held liable.

“SOHR camera” captures the center of “Kurdish Red Crescent” in Al-Darbasiyah area