“Now we have 12 of those tourists who got sick.

These are, at least, those that we know about ... Two of them are in the hospital, ten are in isolation in a hotel, "he said on the air of the Russia 24 TV channel.

Yerkhov stressed that the Russian Embassy and the Consulate General in Antalya are monitoring every case of coronavirus among Russians.

He noted that all sick citizens of Russia felt unwell during the rest.

Earlier, Turkey imposed a ban on standing in public transport due to an increase in the incidence of coronavirus infection.

In August, the head of the Alliance of Travel Agencies Association Natalya Osipova, in an interview with the NSN, commented on the situation in Turkey.