Directorate of Communications announced the number of cases, deaths, and discharges in countries affected by coronavirus (Covid-19) throughout the world as of April 19, 2020, 21:00. Directorate of Communications shared a post on its Twitter account, stating that the number of people infected with Covid-19, which broke out in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province in China, exceeded 2 million 387 thousand, more than 164 thousand people lost their lives and more than 613 thousand people recovered throughout the world. The post also provided information regarding the current situation in Turkey, and noted: "Turkey has conducted a total of 634,277 tests so far. The total number of confirmed...
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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan talked to US President Donald Trump over the phone. A phone call was held between President Erdoğan and US President Trump this evening. During the conversation, regional developments as well as bilateral issues were discussed. In line with the spirit of solidarity required by the NATO alliance, the two leaders agreed to continue their close cooperation against the threat posed by the coronavirus outbreak to public health and economies.
Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun indicated in a post he shared on his Twitter account that the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) government had been investing in the healthcare sector for years to improve capacity and that these investments were paying off in their fight against the coronavirus. Altun pointed out that while hospitals in some countries ran out of capacity, the hospitals in Turkey continued to have excess capacity, and underlined that President Erdoğan had been the major force in ensuring that they met the healthcare needs of their people and that due to his leadership on...
Directorate of Communications announced the number of cases, deaths, and discharges in countries affected by coronavirus (Covid-19) throughout the world as of April 18, 2020, 21:15. Directorate of Communications shared a post on its Twitter account, stating that the number of people infected with Covid-19, which broke out in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province in China, exceeded 2 million 306 thousand, more than 158 thousand people lost their lives and more than 590 thousand people recovered throughout the world. The post also provided information regarding the current situation in Turkey, and noted: "Turkey has conducted a total of 598,933 tests so far. The total number of confirmed...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan examined the hospitals under construction at Sancaktepe and Atatürk Airport and İkitelli City Hospital in Başakşehir from the air. President Erdoğan departed with a helicopter from the Huber Villa in Tarabya and viewed the hospitals under construction at Sancaktepe, Atatürk Airport and İkitelli City Hospital in Başakşehir from the air, and received information about the hospitals. Erdoğan returned to the Huber Villa after the examination.
Directorate of Communications announced the number of cases, deaths, and discharges in countries affected by coronavirus (Covid-19) throughout the world as of April 17, 2020, 21:30. Directorate of Communications shared a post on its Twitter account, stating that the number of people infected with Covid-19, which broke out in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province in China, exceeded 2 million 219 thousand, more than 151 thousand people lost their lives and more than 566 thousand people recovered throughout the world. The post also provided information regarding the current situation in Turkey, and noted: "Turkey has conducted a total of 558,413 tests so far. The total number of confirmed...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a phone conversation with the Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan. During the conversation, bilateral relations and cooperation in the fight against coronavirus were discussed.
Directorate of Communications announced the number of cases, deaths, and discharges in countries affected by coronavirus (Covid-19) throughout the world as of April 16, 2020, 21:45. Directorate of Communications shared a post on its Twitter account, stating that the number of people infected with Covid-19, which broke out in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province in China, exceeded 2 million 145 thousand, more than 144 thousand people lost their lives and more than 545 thousand people recovered throughout the world. The post also provided information regarding the current situation in Turkey, and noted: "Turkey has conducted a total of 518,143 tests so far. The total number of confirmed...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan talked to Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili over the phone. During the phone conversation, they discussed the ways of cooperation against the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) as well as bilateral relations and regional issues.