In Turkey, the corona numbers are currently increasing very sharply.
The medical association has now warned of an overload of the system.
Ankara - In Turkey, the corona numbers are exploding after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan partially lifted the restrictions at the beginning of March.
For the second day in a row, the country with a population of 82 million recorded a peak in new infections.
Corona alarm in Turkey: number of new infections exceeds 40,000 mark for the first time
A total of 40,806 tests were positive in Turkey in the past 24 hours.
The Ministry of Health announced on Thursday evening.
For the first time, this number was above the 40,000 mark.
In addition, 176 new Covid-19-related deaths have been confirmed in the past 24 hours.
The day before, almost 39,000 new infections had been reported - 152 people died.
The Turkish Minister of Health Fahrettin Koca announced on Wednesday that the corona mutation B.1.1.7, initially discovered in Great Britain, would spread rapidly in the country.
Accordingly, the variant achieved a share of 75 percent.
Corona numbers are rising in Turkey: Doctors are sounding the alarm
In view of these numbers, the Turkish medical association TTB is now sounding the alarm.
"The intensive care beds are full," said their
chairman, Sebnem Korur Fincanci, of the German press agency.
Finding a place in the hospital proves to be "very difficult".
Turkey partially lifted its corona restrictions at the beginning of March - the number of cases has been rising rapidly since then.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced new measures on Monday.
58 of 81 provinces, including the metropolis of Istanbul, have been classified as high-risk areas, according to Erdogan.
This means that there is again a curfew on Saturdays and Sundays in the regions.
However, restaurants and cafes remained open.
Erdogan also announced a nationwide curfew over several days on the holidays at the end of the fasting month of Ramadan in May.
Turkey has been vaccinating against the coronavirus with the vaccine from the Chinese manufacturer Sinovac since mid-January.
According to official information, more than 15 million people have been vaccinated so far.
Around 8.5 million people have only received the first dose, and around 6.7 million also the second dose.
(dpa / rjs)