Coronavirus is spreading significantly in Neirab camp for Palestinian refugees north of Syria further exacerbating the poor health sector of the camp.
The UNRWA health center in Aleppo underlined that a new wave of COVID-19 is spreading in the camp calling on the residents of the camp to follow precautions to reduce chances of being infected or spreading COVID-19.
According to the PIC correspondent the UNRWA Dispensary announced that ten people from the Neirab camp have been recently infected by the virus.
For his part the media chief of the Action Group for Palestinians of Syria (AGPS) Fayez Abu Eid told the PIC that the spread of the new wave is due to the lack of knowledge and awareness adding that UNRWA clinics don’t fulfill their duties towards the refugees in the camp.
Meanwhile the refugee Yasin Mohammed stressed that the spread of COVID-19 poses a real threat to the camp as the refugees suffer from rundown of services provided in the health sector.
Since the announcement of the outbreak of the pandemic large numbers have been infected by COVID-19 or died due to the severe shortages of medical supplies in the camp.
Neirab camp which is located 13 km east of the city of Aleppo shelters 40000 people. It was established after 1948 when Palestinian people were displaced from their homes in Palestine.
