6 new cases. the ministry of health announced that a lockdown was imposed on al-sayeda zainab in rif dimashq governorate to preserve public health and safety. the previously mentioned man in qamishli dies of coronavirus the same day his test results come back positive. the man had no travel history outside the country. 4 april: the ministry of health announced two recoveries. 5 april: the ministry of health announced three new cases. 7 april: the ministry of health announced one recovery. 8 april: the ministry of health announced one recovery. 11 april: the ministry of health announced 6 new cases and one recovery. 14 april: the ministry of health announced 4 new cases. 15 april: the ministry of health announced 4 new cases. 17 april: the ministry of health announced 5 new cases. the ministry of health said in a statement that the government decided to lift lockdown on al-sayeda zainab area after completing coronavirus tests for people in contact with infected patients and confirmed cases. rojava announced its first case. but the syrian government didn't report it. 19 april: the ministry of health announced one death and one new case. 21 april: the ministry of health announced one recovery and three new cases. 25 april: the ministry of health announced 5 recoveries. 26 april: the ministry of health announced 3 recoveries and one new case. the ministry of health announced the end of the 25-day lockdown on mneen town in northern rif dimashq governorate after verifying that there were no infected or suspected cases of covid-19 in the town. 27 april: the ministry of health announced 5 recoveries. 28 april: the ministry of health announced 2 recoveries. may 2020 1 may: the ministry of health announced 6 recoveries and one new case. 6 may: the ministry of health announced one new case. 8 may: the ministry of health announced 2 new cases. later the same day, two recoveries were announced. 13 may: the ministry of health announced one new case. 14 may: the syrian government's team tasked with taking measures to confront the coronavirus indicated that it is possible to impose a full 24-hours-a-day curfew depending to the changes related to the virus. 15 may: the ministry of health announced 7 recoveries and 2 new cases. 16 may: the ministry of health said that the last 6 covid-19 cases that have been registered in syria were among people who had arrived from abroad, and that no cases among non-quarantined residents in the country have been registered since the beginning of may. the ministry of health announced one new case, and said that the patient was one of the already quarantined arrivals from the uae. 17 may: the ministry of health announced 7 new cases, and said that the patients were among the already quarantined arrivals from kuwait. 20 may: the ministry of health said that no local cases of covid-19 have been registered in syria for 20 days (since the beginning of may), and that the registered cases during this period were for syrians coming from abroad. the ministry also pointed out to the shortage of test kits as a result of sanctions imposed on syria. some local newspapers and online news networks reported that both the ministry of interior and the ministry of health started investigating what they called "irresponsible acts" of some quarantined people in damascus after they threw their meals from the balconies in an act of protest. associate director of health in damascus, ahmad habbas, posted a photo of the thrown food on his facebook account and said that some quarantined people in a damascus quarantine facility threw the meals to 'pressure to discharge them before the set time'.syrians on social media widely criticized these acts. but some supported these forms of protesting what they called a corrupt quarantine system, claiming that nepotism is a common thing in the quarantine facilities and some people leave the mandatory 14-day quarantine in a matter of few hours just because they "know someone". and some mentioned even more forms of nepotism. 22 may: the ministry of health announced one recovery. the ministry of health announced one death and one new case among the syrian arrivals from kuwait. 23 may: the ministry of health announced 11 new cases among syrian arrivals from kuwait. the syrian minister of health, nizar yazigi, commented on rumors related to closing down tartus seaport after suspecting that a russian person there was infected with the coronavirus, clarifying that 'the situation is different from how it is being portrayed'. the minister said that the russian person at the port was tested for covid-19, and the results came back positive, noting that the test has a 70% accuracy. the minister also said that out of concern about the health of workers in the port and everyone else in the area, the workers were prevented from leaving the port until all those who interacted with the suspected case have been tested, asserting that all the workers' tests came back negative and so they were allowed to go to their homes.yazigi said that work at the port is proceeding normally, and that another test will be conducted for the suspected case on the next day to ascertain whether they are infected or not. 24 may: the ministry of health announced 4 recoveries. the ministry of health announced 16 new cases among syrian arrivals from outside the country; 6 from the uae, 4 from kuwait, 4 from russia, and 2 from sudan. the ministry of health said that the russian person in tartus seaport was tested again and the results came back negative this time. 25 may: the ministry of health announced 20 new cases among syrian arrivals from outside the country; 15 from kuwait, 3 from sudan, one from russia, and one from the uae. the government decided that the curfew and restriction of movement among provinces will be lifted as of the next day (tuesday 26 may 2020). but noted that there is still a possibility of a full curfew in the future depending on developments related to the pandemic. 26 may: the ministry of health announced 15 new cases among syrian arrivals from outside the country; 9 from kuwait, 5 from sudan, and one from the uae. 27 may: the ministry of health announced two recoveries. 28 may: the ministry of health announced one new case of a person among syrian arrivals from kuwait. 31 may: the ministry of health announced 3 recoveries. the ministry of health announced the death of a 74-year-old covid-19 patient and said that the patient also had a liver tumor. june 2020 1 june: the ministry of health announced one case in as-suwayda and said that the patient had a contact with another person who was infected, and the new patient is quarantined. as-suwayda's directorate of health said that it also reported a second case of covid-19 (the cases were number 122, 123 reported by the ministry of health) of a person coming from abroad and was discharged from the quarantine center after being tested negative. but during their mandatory quarantine at home afterwards, the person started showing symptoms and was tested positive after another test was done. the directorate also said that the person is back in quarantine and is receiving medical treatment, and people who the person had interacted with were tested and were put in quarantine. 2 june: the ministry of health announced one death. the ministry said that the patient had asthma and had undergone an open heart surgery in the past. the ministry of health announced 4 recoveries. the ministry of health's official covid-19 website changed the number of cases in damascus from 86 to 80, and in latakia from 0 to 1, and in homs from 0 to 5. with the total number of cases remaining 123. which indicates that the government was reporting false data before this update. 3 june: the ministry of health announced 3 recoveries. 4 june: the ministry of health announced one new case in rif dimashq, and said that the patient works as a driver on the syria-jordan border road. most areas of hospitality venues such as hotels, restaurants, cafés, bars and nightclubs are permitted to re-open again. 6 june: the ministry of health announced 5 recoveries. the ministry of health announced one new case, and said that the patient works as a driver on the syria-jordan border road. 8 june: the ministry of health announced 16 new cases of covid-19 in ras al-ma'ara town in rif dimashq governorate, and said that the source of their infection is that they had a close contact with the truck driver who worked on the syria-jordan border road that was tested positive on 4 june. later the same day, the ministry announced 3 other new cases, also in ras al-ma'ara. the ministry of health also announced 4 recoveries. the ministry of health said that a lockdown was imposed on ras al-ma'ara town to prevent the outbreak of the virus and to maintain the public health and safety. 9 june: the ministry of health announced 2 new cases among people who had been in contact with the infected persons in ras al-ma'ara town. 10 june: the ministry of health announced 6 recoveries. the ministry also announced 6 new cases among people who had been in contact with the infected persons in ras al-ma'ara town. 11 june: the ministry of health announced 12 new cases among people who had been in contact with the infected persons in ras al-ma'ara town. 13 june: the ministry of health announced 3 recoveries. the ministry also announced 6 new cases among people who had been in contact with the infected persons in ras al-ma'ara town. the ministry of health stated that among the recoveries of 13 june was the truck driver from ras al-ma'ara and that he was discharged from al-zabadani hospital after he was tested negative twice. the ministry also said that among the new cases of 13 june was a person who lives in kashkoul neighborhood in damascus. 14 june: the ministry of health announced 3 recoveries. the ministry of health announced 7 cases among people who had been in contact with the infected persons in ras al-ma'ara town. a health official in damascus directorate of health said that if the number of cases continues to grow, imposing a partial or full curfew is possible with the possibility of having a second wave of covid-19 cases because of the unhealthy actions by some people who are ignoring the public health guidelines. he also said that economic damage is expected in case of a travel ban between cities and villages and that would affect both the citizens and the government. the health official stated that a big percentage of covid-19 patients in syria show no symptoms. and also said that the average period until recovery of covid-19 patients in syria is one to three weeks. the minister of health said during an interview that the truck driver from ras al-ma'ara who tested positive and caused an outbreak in the town attended a wedding and that's how the outbreak started there. 15 june: the ministry of health announced 4 recoveries. 17 june: the ministry of health announced one death and said that it's of a woman in her 70s. the ministry of health stated that the woman had heart and blood pressure problems and was diabetic and also had kidney problems. she went to al-mouwasat hospital in damascus after developing respiratory and digestive problems. as a result, she went into icu, where then tested positive for covid-19. the ministry said that the source of her infection was still unknown and that the ministry is following the matter to isolate and test her contacts. 18 june: the ministry of health announced 9 new cases of covid-19 in quneitra governorate of people who had contact with the woman that died the day before. the ministry said that the new cases were put in quarantine at al-qatana hospital. 20 june: the ministry of health announced 11 new cases; 10 of people who had contact with infected persons in jdaydat al-fadl in quneitra governorate, and one of a person who arrived from lebanon. the ministry also announced 5 recoveries. the ministry of health said that a lockdown was imposed on jdeidet