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went to Geneva to attend the Global Research and Innovation Forum created
by WHO to mobilize international action in response to the new coronavirus.
The Pandemic Action Plan which was already prepared before the outbreak of
the pandemic has been frequently updated in line with the recommendations
of the Scientific Board. The necessary stock of serum, antiviral drugs and masks
were checked and planned to be re-produced when necessary. Also, the healthcare
facilities to be utilized for quarantine have been determined.
The most effective drug utilized in the treatment of the disease has been
identified, stocked up and prepared to be used to fight the virus. Thanks to this
preliminary works, the patients in Türkiye have not faced any problems in their
treatment in terms of availability of the drug.
When the first case for COVID-19 was detected in neighboring Iran,
the measures were further expanded following the recommendations of the
Scientific Board. In the meantime, Türkiye expressed its solidarity with the
people of Iran and stood ready to help them. All the passengers coming from
Iran as of 20 February 2020 were subject to health controls, and those with
the symptoms of the disease were not allowed to enter the county. As of 23
February 2020, the Turkish-Iranian border was closed temporarily. And the
entire international flights were suspended unilaterally and temporarily. In
addition, field hospitals were established at the land border with Iran, and
a strong healthcare team including emergency doctors as well as specialized
doctors in infectious diseases were assigned and ambulances were put into
service at these field hospitals.

In the meantime, Türkiye continued to send aid to the countries affected by
the pandemic. For example, it sent aid to China by a large cargo plane. Also,
testing kits for Coronavirus were sent to Iran.
As of 02 March 2020, the novel coronavirus was detected in 68 countries
including Azerbaijan, Armenia and Czech Republic and the total number of
positive cases reached 89,211. The number of reported deaths around the
world was 3040 while the number of recovered cases reached 45,000. As the
virus spread the countries surrounding Türkiye, it was advised for those who
have been abroad in the last 14 days, especially those who came from Iran,
Iraq, China, South Korea, and Italy, to keep themselves away from crowded
places and to stay home for 14 days as of their arrival.

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