Jordan finds 3 coronavirus cases in largest Syrian camp

On Sep 10, 2020

FILE- In this Wednesday, July 29, 2015 photo, a Syrian refugee boy plays with a tire at Zaatari refugee camp, in Mafraq, Jordan. The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015 defended its response to the Syrian refugee crisis in the face of criticism that the country and other oil-rich Gulf states should be doing more to address the issue. (AP Photo/Raad Adayleh, File)

Jordan on Thursday confirmed the first 3 coronavirus cases in Zaatari camp, the country’s largest camp for Syrian refugees, just a few days after discovering two cases in a smaller camp.

UNHCR said in a statement the infected refugee had been sent an isolation area and contacts were being traced. The camp hosts nearly 77,000 Syrians.

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