The Minister of Health announces that two cases of polio have been registered in the Deir ez-Zor areas and confirms that the necessary measures have been taken.
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Health Minister Musab al-Ali confirmed, during a press conference on the ministry's response against polio in Syria, that two cases of the virus were registered in two children in the al-Mayadeen area in the rural area of Deir ez-Zor, east of the Euphrates River, based on the results of laboratory tests.
The Minister of Health explained that the ministry announced the two cases immediately upon receiving the confirmed laboratory results, which indicates that they will continue to take the necessary measures since the suspicion began in both cases.
Al-Ali emphasized the ministry's enthusiasm to inform citizens with complete transparency about all health developments, in addition to the measures taken to protect the health of children and society.