Hassan Hassan quoted in BBC on the Coronavirus’ effect on Syria

A ceasefire few expected to last is holding in Idlib, for now, as the last rebel-held area in northwest Syria braces for the expected onslaught of the deadly coronavirus.

“People are breathing for the time being, and that can be viewed as a side effect of the pandemic,” says Hassan Hassan of the Newlines Institute. “The ceasefire is hanging by a thread, but it’s hanging nonetheless.”

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