Edit... Dina El Sheriff

The International Rescue Committee warned against running out of Corona virus testing equipment in Kurdish - ruled northeastern Syria within a week.

In a press release, the organization added: "The region has seen an increase in the number of cases in recent weeks and the health crisis it faces will worsen if testing is stopped."

The regional policy director of the International Rescue Committee, Misty Boswell, explained: "The test capacity in the northeast has never been enough, and now it may be completely lost."

The International Rescue Committee explained: "The only coronary virus laboratory in the semi - autonomous region, located in the city of Qamishli, may have to stop testing in less than seven days because of a severe lack of equipment."

The report stressed that this would have a devastating impact on testing capacity, as health professionals are no longer able to identify new cases, track trends or gain an understanding of the true spread of the disease as cases increase. "

The International Rescue Committee said: "The health infrastructure to combat the corona virus in the war-torn region is" nearing "the breaking point."

The number of cases detected in northeastern Syria is only 15,769, but tests have been limited. The figure rose by 243 per cent between March and April and almost half of the tests were positive over the past week.

Another 10000 vaccine doses were allocated to northeastern Syria from a batch reached Damascus through Covax last week, but they have not yet been received and there is no clear delivery schedule.