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Syrian President and First Lady Test Positive for Coronavirus

March 8, 2021
Dana Saqbani
Syrian President and First Lady Test Positive for Coronavirus

The official social media account of the Syrian Presidency has announced that both President Bashar al-Assad and his wife Asma al-Assad have been infected with coronavirus.

In a tweet posted on the afternoon of Monday, March 8, the government platform said the head of the Syrian Arab Republic and his wife had taken PCR tests after experiencing “mild symptoms” of Covid-19.

Syrian President and First Lady Test Positive for Coronavirus

Both are now set to quarantine at home for two to three weeks. The statement added that Bashar and Asma al-Assad are both presently “in good health and in a stable condition”, and that that they will continue their work from home.

It comes as the Syrian Ministry of Health has declared the confirmation of another 65 cases of infection in Syria, bringing the number of cases recorded in the country to 14,267. Five more deaths were recorded in a 24-hour period, bringing the official death toll to 938.

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