Syria loses doctors who come to find refuge in Belgium where they fight against the Covid

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The emergency entrance of the Chirec Delta hospital, in Brussels in Belgium on April 25, 2020 (illustration image). REUTERS / Yves Herman

By: Wilson Fache

Across Europe, Syrian doctors are on the front line in the fight against the coronavirus. Thousands of doctors have fled the war in Syria to find refuge here. And they say they are proud to participate in this fight in their host country. But this brain drain could have catastrophic consequences for Syria. Report in Brussels.

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