Turkey is tightening the corona curfews.
The Turkish medical association even speaks of a "corona tsunami".
The Corona crisis also hits Turkey * hard.
President Erdogan will now tighten the corona measures.
Doctors speak of a "Corona * -Tsunami".
Istanbul - The corona numbers are increasing dramatically in Turkey.
President *
Recep Tayyip Erdogan
has imposed strict curfews from Tuesday (December 1st).
A
complete lockdown
including exit restrictions on the day should apply at the weekend, Erdogan announced on Monday.
The "unprecedented increase" in the number of corona cases "all over the world" unfortunately also affects Turkey, said Erdogan *.
The
only remedy
is to restrict freedom of movement.
The government urged people to follow the rules.
Health Minister Fahrettin Koca had already stressed last week that it was “not a personal choice, but a necessity”.
Turkey tightens corona restrictions
A
night curfew
now also applies during the week from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.
A complete lockdown will apply over the coming weekend.
A curfew was imposed from Friday (from 9 p.m.) to Monday (until 5 a.m.).
Older people aged 65
and over and
younger people under 20
are
no
longer allowed to use public transport.
There would also be no New Year celebrations, said Erdogan.
At
funerals
should only participate up to 30 people.
Coronavirus in Turkey - Doubts about the public figures
The number of infections is increasing massively in Turkey: On Monday (November 30), the health authorities reported more than
31,000 new corona infected people
and
188 deaths
.
The
Turkish Medical Association
(TTB) doubts the government's numbers and expects at least
50,000 new cases
every day
.
The association warned again that
state hospitals were full
.
The government's statement that only around 70 percent of intensive care beds are occupied contradicts the TTB's surveys, according to a statement.
Turkey overrun by the Corona “tsunami”
“Patients sometimes wait days for a bed in an intensive care unit.” In some provinces,
patients are treated in the corridors
or
canteens
, but there are not enough staff and equipment to care for them.
The country is currently experiencing a
"corona tsunami"
, which the TTB had been warning of for months.
The government has to make more places available in private and foundation hospitals for Covid patients, called the TTB.
Private clinics have been declared pandemic hospitals.
However, these proceed selectively and are associated with high costs for the patient.
Since the pandemic began, 638,847 people in Turkey have been infected with Sars-CoV-2, and 13,746 people have died, according to data from the Johns Hopkins University (JHU).
Last week, for the first time in months, the Turkish government announced the full number of cases of people in the country who tested positive for the corona virus every day.
Since the end of July, only the daily number of people infected with symptoms had previously been published.
(ml with material from AFP and dpa)
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