President Erdoğan: We have fully implemented the health measures in line with the advice of the science council
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed the nation at Huber Villa in Istanbul following the 25th Cabinet Meeting held via video conference.
“We, since the very beginning of the pandemic, have fully implemented the health measures in line with the advice of the Science Council established within the Ministry of Health,” President Erdoğan said, noting: “Our healthcare infrastructure, in terms of both personnel and drugs as well as equipment and the number of intensive care beds, is in a much better condition in comparison with that of other countries. We meet by ourselves almost all our needs, from masks to diagnosis kits and to some drugs that boost the immune system. We have thus far distributed 27 million surgical masks, over 3 million N95 masks, more than 1 million protective suits and over 181 thousand safety glasses to our hospitals and other healthcare units. We have the means to further increase the production of these materials.”
“ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES DURING THE PANDEMIC PROCESS IS TO KEEP OUR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM RUNNING”
President Erdoğan stated: “Turkey, in comparison to Europe and the U.S., is one of the countries that are closest to overcoming the spread of this disease. We observe that our citizens adopt the measures in a more conscious manner with each passing day. One of the most important issues during the pandemic process is to keep our healthcare system running. The more we allocate the personnel and equipment of our healthcare institutions for the fight against the COVID-19, the more effective we deal with the pandemic. In addition, healthcare institutions can become centers of the pandemic during such periods. Therefore, I especially ask our citizens to not go to hospitals unless there is a real emergency.”
“WE ENDEAVOR TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR FRIENDS AS WELL AS OURS”
“We endeavor to meet the needs of our friends as well as ours,” President Erdoğan went on to say, and noted: “In this regard, we have sent healthcare and cleaning products to many countries during these difficult times they are faced with. Lastly, we will ship on Wednesday a planeload of material to Spain, which is one of the countries that have been affected most negatively by the pandemic. Likewise, we have also delivered a shipload of aid materials to Italy, which has also been going through hard times, and will continue to do so. There are also other countries to which we send materials that we produce on our own.”
