Syria Says Assad, His Wife Have Recovered From Coronavirus

Syria Says Assad, His Wife Have Recovered From Coronavirus
Syrian President Bashar Assad (C) heads a cabinet meeting, in Damascus, Syria, on March 30, 2021. Syrian Presidency Facebook page via AP
The Associated Press
Updated:

BEIRUT—Syrian President Bashar Assad and his wife have recovered from COVID-19 and returned to their regular duties on Tuesday, three weeks after they had tested positive for the coronavirus, the president’s office said.

According to the statement, Syria’s first couple had their PCR tests and the results were negative, and the mild symptoms of the virus that they had experienced before were now gone.