Syria Parliamentary Election Postponed for Second Time over Coronavirus Concerns
Syria has recorded 44 cases, including three deaths in the country.
The president's office said on its official social media accounts that the vote will be pushed back to July 19, from the scheduled date of May 20 as "part of preventive measures" to combat the virus, AFP reported.
The polls are the third since the start nine years ago of the foreign-backed militancy in the Arab country.
They were initially supposed to happen on April 13 before the government in March enforced a lockdown to slow the spread of the virus.
President Bashar al-Assad warned Monday of a "catastrophe" if the easing of lockdown measures in the war-battered country is mishandled.
A night-time curfew is still in force and travel is prohibited between provinces.
But the government last week started to gradually lift restrictions by allowing markets and businesses to reopen during the day.
This week, it said Friday sermons would resume in mosques.
