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Syria: A Family's Fight against the Virus

From civil war to the pandemic, 2020 was a deadly year for the Syrian province of Idlib. Our World follows two Syrian doctors brought face-to-face with life and death.

From civil war to the pandemic, 2020 was a deadly year for the Syrian province of Idlib. As doctors, Mohammed al-Sharif and Zeina Hallak were on the frontline of the humanitarian crisis, but as parents, they had to protect a growing family from the dual threat of war and disease. For nine months, BBC Our World followed the couple as coronavirus brought them face-to-face with life and death.

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