Thousands of displaced Syrians have begun moving back to their homes in war-torn Idlib province despite the risk of renewed conflict, some driven by fear that the new coronavirus could wreak havoc on crowded camps near the Turkish border.
Vehicles carrying belongings of internally displaced Syrians drive back to their homes, as some people are afraid of the coronavirus disease outbreak in crowded camps, in Dayr Ballut, Syria April 11, 2020. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi
Syria’s northwest does not yet have a confirmed case of coronavirus, but doctors fear the area’s ravaged medical infrastructure and overflowing camps would quickly turn any outbreak into a humanitarian disaster. “Here it’s agricultural land and the air is clean and there’s no congestion, but it’s still a dangerous area,” he said.
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