Turkey to step up coronavirus testing

Turkey to step up coronavirus testing

During an address to parliament on Wednesday, Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said that Turkey would step up coronavirus testing to reach up to 15,000 people per day.

He stated that more than 10,000 COVID-19 tests had been completed until today in Turkey

"We believe the number of tests will increase even more. We aims to conduct at least 10-15,000 tests per day," he added.

The coronavirus case was officially confirmed on March 11 in the country. Minister Koca reported on Tuesday the first death from the coronavirus, an 89-year-old patient, while the number of confirmed cases rose to 98.  

On Monday, He announced the second death from coronavirus, a 61-year-old male patient, adding that the number of confirmed cases rose to 191 with 93 new cases.

ILKHA

HABERE YORUM KAT
UYARI: Küfür, hakaret, rencide edici cümleler veya imalar, inançlara saldırı içeren, imla kuralları ile yazılmamış,
Türkçe karakter kullanılmayan ve büyük harflerle yazılmış yorumlar onaylanmamaktadır.
İngilizce
Coronavirus worldwide: The number of confirmed cases reaches 115,397,740
Coronavirus worldwide: The number of confirmed cases reaches 115,397,740
Erdoğan, Armin Laschet talk over phone
Erdoğan, Armin Laschet talk over phone
İngiltere'de son 24 saatte 53 bin kişide Covid-19 tespit edildi
İngiltere'de son 24 saatte 53 bin kişide Covid-19 tespit edildi
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases rises to 45,969 in Armenia
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases rises to 45,969 in Armenia
Kurdistan reports 3 new deaths from coronavirus in last 24 hours
Kurdistan reports 3 new deaths from coronavirus in last 24 hours
Turkey’s death toll from coronavirus rises to 4,763
Turkey’s death toll from coronavirus rises to 4,763
Erdoğan, Uzbekistan President Mirziyoyev talk over the phone
Erdoğan, Uzbekistan President Mirziyoyev talk over the phone
Zionist gangs kidnap 33 Palestinians in West Bank
Zionist gangs kidnap 33 Palestinians in West Bank