Calls to shut schools of Syria’s As-Suwayda temporarily for fear of Coronavirus spread A delegation from the Syrian regime’s Ministry of Education visits Ira schools in the southern countryside of As-Suwayda - November 2020 (Suwayda 24) As-Suwayda – Rayan al-Atrash Via a Facebook post, Martyre Sulieman Ashti Primary School announced on 26 November that the closure of the third section of the fifth grade, for five days, after a student tested positive for COVID-19. The school denied the news spread about the school’s complete closure, saying, “ We ask the students’ families not to spread rumors and false news.” The school’s decision was supported by school health education.