“The peak of the pandemic in Istanbul and Izmir has passed, but the wave is still ongoing. In central Turkey and in the eastern provinces, the peak has not yet been reached, the number of cases of coronavirus is gradually increasing. If necessary, radical measures can be taken, ”the minister told reporters, quoted by RIA Novosti.
On the eve of Koca reported that the total number of detected cases of the disease reached 228 thousand, deaths - 5645.
As Koca said the day before, the number of detected cases of coronavirus in Turkey increased by 963 per day, 15 patients died. Since the beginning of June, most of the restrictions imposed by the pandemic have been lifted in the country.
Earlier, the first deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on Education and Science, Doctor of Medicine Gennady Onishchenko, assessed the situation in Turkey.
In an interview with Newinform, he noted that "I would not advise going to Turkey now, if it is not trips on important business matters."