Istanbul, Turkey | THE INDEPENDENT | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday the mass vaccination process against the COVID-19 pandemic would soon start. Speaking to reporters in Istanbul after Friday prayers, Erdogan said that Turkey’s Health Ministry has been continuing its works to launch the vaccination process in line …
Read More »Istanbul accounts for 54 pct of new coronavirus cases in Turkey: health minister
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Wednesday that the past week’s new COVID-19 cases in Istanbul, the largest metropolis in Turkey, accounted for 54 percent of all the increase across the country. This remarkable increase is also observed in the capital Ankara, northwestern Bursa, Central …
Read More »Turkish doctors turn detectives to track virus
Istanbul, Turkey | AFP | In full protective gear, two doctors climb the stairs four at a time. Their first task of the day: to test a woman who has had contact with a coronavirus patient in Istanbul. Visibly perturbed by the appearance of men in white bodysuits on her landing, …
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