Families in the Syrian capital Damascus have been struggling to procure bread amid a shortage of allocations distributed through accredited people, a mechanism which was decided by the Ministry of Interior as one of the government’s measures to reduce overcrowding and gatherings in the face of coronavirus. Â
Local authorities in Damascus reduced the number of bread bundles allocated to the residents from four to three only. Prices have also seen a 2% decrease for holders of smart cards.
Activists slammed the new distribution mechanism in government-held zones, saying families who have nothing to eat but bread in the poverty-stricken area will be left without food.
A resident accused accredited sellers of dishonesty, saying he has only received two bread bundles while a text message figuring on his phone screen says he has received four bundles.