The country had the highest number of cases outside of Europe and the US in April. FMTNews
Municipality workers disinfect Suleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul on the third day of Eid.
Health Minister Fahrettin Koca has further boasted of the spare capacity in institutions, claiming on May 18 that intensive care units were less than 60% full and hospitals more than 60% empty.However, some health experts are reserving judgement. Before the pandemic, Erdogan could be seen grandstanding at the openings of city hospitals, including what has been dubbed Europe’s largest in the capital Ankara last year.
With confidence in the system riding high, Turkey began to send locally produced personal protective equipment to other countries, engaging in what became known as “mask diplomacy”.
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