Turkey’s health minister announced on Friday another case of the coronavirus (COVID-19), only the second case seen in the country.
“He is from the immediate circle of our first patient, who was followed up as soon as the diagnosis was made,” Fahrettin Koca said on Twitter.
“We have taken the necessary measures to keep the possible spread of the virus within these limits. We will overcome this problem together,” he added.
Turkey’s first case was announced earlier this week, a man who had recently returned from Europe. The patient was completely isolated, along with monitoring of his family and those who came into contact with him.
Turkey is taking all necessary precautions against the novel coronavirus in line with statements from the Health Ministry, Justice Minister Abdulhamit Gul said Thursday.
Gul said the ministry has prepared an urgent course of action in line with its Science Committee.
The committee is following an urgent plan day by day, he said on Twitter.
“Visits abroad and visits from abroad have all been cancelled unless absolutely necessary until the end of April,” he said.
All events and public activities have also been halted until the end of April.
Personnel arriving from abroad are being directed to hospitals and have been granted 14 days’ leave from work from the time of their arrival.
Disinfection is being carried out continuously in all courthouses, ministry buildings and penal institutions. Personnel are also being trained on the proper guidelines for disinfection.
In all closed penal institutions, prisoners and detainees with high fevers or coughs are being sent to hospitals and tested for the coronavirus. Those who test negative are taken back to the prisons.
