President Bashar al-Assad and his wife Asma al-Assad have shared some devastating news with the world. The ongoing Covid virus has managed to catch on to them.
However, it is with relief that we receive the news that the symptoms they are currently experiencing are mild. The Presidency gave a statement on Monday 8 March stating the following:
“After experiencing mild symptoms that resemble Covid-19, President al-Hassad and first lady Asma al-Hassad took a PCR test, and the result showed that they are infected with the virus.”
As we wish the Syrian President and his wife a speedy recovery, we sincerely hope that his background in medicine in addition to other care they might be receiving will help them manage the situation well.
President Bashar al-Hassad once served as a doctor in the Syrian Army before attending postgraduate studies at the Western Eye Hospital in London, specializing in ophthalmology. He later became the 19th Syrian President in July of 2000.
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