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Turkish opposition Good Party (GP) leader Meral Akşener has criticized the donation campaign launched by President Erdoğan over his donation campaign that gathered some 550 million liras, roughly $83 million dollars in three days against the Covid-19 outbreak, questioning whether the state could not possess such an amount of money to spend on its citizens.
The outbreak is, without a doubt, a medical issue. In its early stages, we can win the fight against it by taking preventive and protective measures, so it doesn’t spread. But both scientific data and previous examples in history show that COVID-19 is not only a medical issue. It shakes every aspect of life, be
It was December 2019. The first known coronavirus-related cases began to appear around a seafood market in Wuhan, an 11 million city in China. Four cases became dozens by the end of December. Doctors only knew that these were patients with virus-induced pneumonia who did not respond to normal treatment protocols. In fact, the real
The most important factor in delaying the Tokyo Olympic Games was the World Health Organization’s (WHO) warning to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that the coronavirus outbreak would continue to be a global risk in July-August. This statement also means that the coronavirus outbreak is likely to continue threatening the world for longer than previously
After Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan and Health Minister Fahrettin Koca declared different numbers of Covid-19 cases on the same day, the head of the Turkish Medical Association (TTB) told YetkinReport that the latter’s figures do not include patients who were admitted without a test. “We do not reveal any figures. The Health Ministry does. Comparing
The number of workers in Turkey who would be directly affected by staying at home amid Covid-19 measures could near 6 million, columnist Bahadır Özgür wrote at Duvar English. “If their families are included, then it is not an exaggeration to estimate that the epidemic, at the first glance, will hit more than 15 million
When it comes to the coronavirus crisis, there are things that we know and things that we don’t. Some information is given, and some left in dark. As of the night of March 23, Turkish Minister of Health Fahrettin Koca’s statements about the course of the coronavirus epidemic in Turkey are as follows: -As of
The purpose of the World Health Organization (WHO) according to its Constitution, is to ensure that humanity achieves the highest possible level of health. The organization manages and coordinates international health work to achieve this goal.As promised by its name, the WHO, as one of the specialized institutions of the United Nations, should not be
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has called on citizens to stay at home unless it is urgent not to do so, also revealing a 100-billion-lira (roughly $15 billion) support package for businesses “which do not curb employment.” Following an emergency meeting on measures to be taken against the Coronavirus outbreak, Erdoğan said March 18 in Ankara