GENEVA (Reuters) - The U.N. Special Envoy for Syria called on Tuesday for an immediate nationwide ceasefire across Syria to enable an "all-out-effort" to stamp out COVID-19.
In a statement, Geir Pedersen also appealed on humanitarian grounds for "large-scale releases of detainees and abductees" in Syria and access for medical workers to detention facilities to help ensure that adequate medical care is provided to inmates.
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