Syrian President Bashar al Assad and his wife Asma are recovering from COVID-19 and will soon resume their full duties after ending a period of isolation at home, the president's office said on Wednesday.

The office said on March 8 that Assad, 55, and his 45-year-old wife, who announced her recovery from breast cancer in 2019, had tested positive for COVID-19 after showing minor symptoms and they would work in isolation at home. 

"The laboratory and x-ray indications related to their health condition are returning gradually to normal," the office said in a statement, the first public update on the couple's condition since they fell ill.