Pandemic Amid an Economic Crisis: Challenges for Syria

... also been hit by the negative consequences of the coronavirus pandemic, compounded by an unstable situation in neighbouring Lebanon. And, just as in the dry 2000s, these challenges have been aggravated by natural disasters, with earthquakes and forest ... ... petrol from 250 to 450 Syrian pounds (i.e., from 20 to 36 cents). Coronavirus Pandemic: Numbers and Reality At first glance, the COVID-19 statistics in Syria look more optimistic than those of neighbouring countries. For example, in terms of the number of ...