DAMASCUS, Aug 24 (NNN-SANA) – The Syrian Airlines, on Sunday brought back home 150 Syrians, who were stranded in Qatar, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 150 Syrians arrived in the capital Damascus, where they were checked for high temperatures, before being transported to a hotel near the airport, for the COVID-19 testing.
The Syrian interior ministry urged Syrians abroad, who want to return home, to contact the Syrian embassies in their areas and register their names.
The Syrian health ministry said, 74 new cases were recorded on Sunday, bringing the overall confirmed infections in government-controlled areas to 2,217, including 505 recoveries and 89 deaths.– NNN-SANA
