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Turkey’s top medical association has accused the government of failing to protect health workers

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Turkey’s top medical association has accused the government of failing to protect health workers

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Turkey’s top medical association has accused the government of failing to protect health workers after 24 - including 14 doctors - died of the coronavirus this month.

So far, close to 3,500 medics in Turkey have been infected with the virus - 3.6% of the country’s total cases, AFP reports.

The Turkish Medical Association (TTB), which represents 80% of the country’s physicians, blamed the deaths and infections on a lack of action from Ankara. It accused the government of “not taking the necessary precautions on time and effectively” and “failing to provide personal protective equipment on time”.
Turkey has so far officially recorded 95,591 infections and 2,259 deaths from the coronavirus outbreak. Most cases have been reported in the country’s most populous city of Istanbul and the TTB said the city was also where the majority of infected health workers were.

Turkey’s government has shut schools, universities and public spaces to halt the spread of the virus but has not imposed a total lockdown like many countries across Europe. Instead, all-day weekend lockdowns have been rolled out in 31 cities across the country.

The president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said this week’s shut-in orders would start early on Thursday, which is a public holiday, and last until midnight on Sunday.

https://www.theguardian.com



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