Syria and Turkey

Introduction

Violence continues in Syria, even during the coronavirus. Nearly a million Syrian’s have been forced to flee to Turkey because of violence. Many hospitals in Syria have been destroyed because of the fighting and Turkish refugee camps do not have hygienic recourses. Across both countries, refugees also have no income because labor is shut down.

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An internally displaced Syrian girl wears a face mask as members of the Syrian Civil defence sanitize the Bab Al-Nour internally displaced persons camp, to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Azaz, Syria. (Khalil Ashawi, March 26th, 2020) Reuters.
An internally displaced Syrian girl wears a face mask as members of the Syrian Civil defence sanitize the Bab Al-Nour internally displaced persons camp, to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Azaz, Syria. (Khalil Ashawi, March 26th, 2020) Reuters.
Displaced Syrian children and their parents attend a workshop organized by medical volunteer affiliated with a Turkish-registered Syrian relief organization aimed at spreading awareness about COVID-19 coronavirus disease and precautions for its prevention, at a camp near the Syrian town of Atme close to the border with Turkey in Idlib province. (N/A, March 16th, 2020) AFP.
Displaced Syrian children and their parents attend a workshop organized by medical volunteer affiliated with a Turkish-registered Syrian relief organization aimed at spreading awareness about COVID-19 coronavirus disease and precautions for its prevention, at a camp near the Syrian town of Atme close to the border with Turkey in Idlib province. (N/A, March 16th, 2020) AFP.
Displaced children attend a puppet show during an event organzied by Violet Organization, in an effort to spread awareness and encourage safety amid coronavirus disease (COVID-19) fears, at a camp in the town of Maarat Masrin in northern Idlib, Syria (Khalil Ashawi, April 14th, 2020) Reuters.
Displaced children attend a puppet show during an event organzied by Violet Organization, in an effort to spread awareness and encourage safety amid coronavirus disease (COVID-19) fears, at a camp in the town of Maarat Masrin in northern Idlib, Syria (Khalil Ashawi, April 14th, 2020) Reuters.
Children and an elderly woman wear masks as a preventive measure against the coronavirus in Idlib. (Muhammed Said, N/A) Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
Children and an elderly woman wear masks as a preventive measure against the coronavirus in Idlib. (Muhammed Said, N/A) Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
A displaced girl wears a face mask as she takes part in an event organized by Violet Organization, in an effort to spread awareness and encourage safety amid coronavirus disease (COVID-19) fears, at a camp in the town of Maarat Masrin in northern Idlib, Syria. (Khalil Ashawi, April 14th, 2020) Reuters.
A displaced girl wears a face mask as she takes part in an event organized by Violet Organization, in an effort to spread awareness and encourage safety amid coronavirus disease (COVID-19) fears, at a camp in the town of Maarat Masrin in northern Idlib, Syria. (Khalil Ashawi, April 14th, 2020) Reuters.
Children watch as a sanitation worker disinfects a camp for displaced people in Idlib, north-western Syria. (Omar Haj Kadour, April 9th, 2020) AFP via Getty Images.
Children watch as a sanitation worker disinfects a camp for displaced people in Idlib, north-western Syria. (Omar Haj Kadour, April 9th, 2020) AFP via Getty Images.
People crossing from Turkey into northern Syria walk through the Bab al-Salama border crossing and are checked for coronavirus. (Nayef Al-Aboud, March 13th, 2020) Getty Images.
People crossing from Turkey into northern Syria walk through the Bab al-Salama border crossing and are checked for coronavirus. (Nayef Al-Aboud, March 13th, 2020) Getty Images.

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