The pneumonia (new coronavirus disease, COVID-19) epidemic in Wuhan has been prolonged, countries are actively preventing the virus, Turkey announced on the evening of the 1st, there are 15 cases of British variant of the virus in the territory, will be temporarily banned from the entry of travelers from the United Kingdom.
According to foreign media reports, Turkish health Minister Fahrettin Koca said that in the investigation of the British variant of the virus, the variant was detected in 15 British arrivals and the authorities have taken the “necessary measures” and all close contacts have been quarantined.
Kuza also announced a temporary ban on travelers entering Turkey from the United Kingdom, stressing that the situation is under control.
The mutated strain of the virus spread rapidly across countries, and in late December Turkey announced a temporary ban on flights from the United Kingdom, Denmark, the Netherlands and South Africa and quarantined at least 4,600 passengers. Turkey has also required international travelers to provide a negative nucleic acid test report for the virus since last week.
According to data released by the Ministry of Health on January 1, there were 12,203 confirmed cases and 212 deaths in Turkey in a single day, accumulating more than 2.22 million confirmed cases and 21,093 deaths.
Recent Comments