Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria extends COVID-19 curfew for second time but eases restrictions on businesses

NORTH AND EAST SYRIA – The Democratic Autonomous Administration (DAA) of North and East Syria has extended the curfew imposed to prevent the spreading of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 for the second time.

The Co-Chairship of the Executive Council of North and East Syria issued Resolution No. 37 in which it decided the following:

The curfew imposed due to the COVID-19 epidemic is extended for another 10 days, starting from Wednesday, 22 April 2020 until 1 May 2020. In addition to continuing to apply the previous relevant decisions, the following exceptions will be taken:

1. 1. All pharmacies (human and veterinary), grocery stores, butchers, pastry shops, and other food shops, as well as street vendors are allowed to work during the curfew.
   2. Currency exchange shops will be allowed to work on Fridays and Tuesdays.
   3. Construction companies, including building laborers, building materials shops, and industrial areas shops are allowed to work during the curfew.
   4. Facilitating the movement of the farmers with their laborers with no more than ten laborers per a vehicle.
   5. Transportation vehicles carrying foodstuffs, medicines, infant formula, health and sterilization supplies, and fuel between and within each administrative region are allowed to work during the COVID-19 curfew.
   6. Employers in sectors allowed to work during the COVID-19 curfew must provide personal protection equipment to employees, including medical masks and gloves in addition to applying social distancing methods.

This is the second extension of the COVID-19 curfew in North and East Syria. Put in place on 23 March, the curfew was first extended on 7 April.