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A picture shows the entrance of Mouwasat Hospital in the capital Damascus where Syrians suspected of being infected with Covid-19 are being brought, on March 31, 2021. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad can be seen on the poster. - In mid-March, a health ministry official said intensive care units (ICUs) dedicated to coronavirus patients had reached full capacity across Damascus for the first time since coronavirus swept into Syria.
The latest virus surge which many are referring to as a "third wave" has overwhelmed hospitals to the extent that Covid-19 patients are being transferred outside the city (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA / AFP) (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA/AFP via Getty Images)