In order to prevent the spread of Coronavirus, Syrian Society for Social Development team in Hama participated in sterilizing the offices of the Examinations Department and the Directorate of Education in Hama Governorate. In addition to distributing means of prevention and personal protection (gloves and masks) to the employees in these places.

Along with the precautionary measures to tackle Coronavirus, a team from the Syrian Society for Social Development in cooperation with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR, under the direction of the Directorate of Social Affairs and Labor in Idlib, carried out a sterilization campaign in the municipality of Sinjar that included (Sinjar bread oven, Civil Registry, Sinjar Municipality Building).

In continuation of the precautionary measures to address Coronavirus, the Syrian Society for Social Development team directed by the Directorate of Social Affairs and Labor in Hama, conducted cleaning, deport debris and equip the rooms with furniture for three days at the Institute of Special Education for the Hearing Impaired in the suburb of Al-Shahid Basil al-Assad, which was decided to be adopted as an isolation center for suspected cases of Coronavirus.

The team of the Syrian Society of Social Development prepared and distributed awareness messages to the local community in Al-Zahira, and provided a set of information on the importance of taking care of personal hygiene, washing hands regularly, using sterilizers and avoiding ready-made foods.

Target groups were children and caregivers, whereby they were asked to spread all what they had learned to their peers and entourage. Furthermore, we stressed on the importance of social distancing and avoiding gatherings.

One of the women said: "The SSSD team is always with us in all crises, and always trying to be a source of support and help! Indeed, our message is for us all to stand together against COVID-19!”.