The immoral and murderous economic and financial sanctions imposed against Syria ultimately target ordinary people, depriving them of many basic necessities such as oil and gas for cooking and heating, and essential foodstuffs.

Sanctions have led to the deaths of far more people than COVID-19 would likely do in a healthy, well-nourished, population. But the malnutrition that comes from economic sanctions causes a lowered immune response that will increase the likelihood of deaths triggered by COVID-19.