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‘It is a misconception to associate omicron with the expectation for a mild disease'

TURKISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

‘It is a misconception to associate omicron with the expectation for a mild disease'

The TTB has called on people to get vaccinated against COVID-19, underlining that associating the omicron variant with the expectation for a mild disease is a misconception and the vast majority of deaths have occurred in the past six months.

26 January 2022

New coronavirus rules aim 'herd immunity,' says Turkish Medical Association head

New coronavirus rules aim 'herd immunity,' says Turkish Medical Association head

Judging by test positivity rates, it can be assumed that the number of daily cases may be around 200,000, well above the official figures, Korur-Fincancı has said.

18 January 2022

Turkey's Health Ministry reduces quarantine period for positive cases to 7 days

COVID-19

Turkey's Health Ministry reduces quarantine period for positive cases to 7 days

While Turkey has recently reported the highest number of daily COVID-19 cases, Health Minister Koca has released a statement after the Coronavirus Science Board meeting and announced that the quarantine period for positive cases will be 7 days.

Health minister: New variants not unexpected, no need to worry

OMICRON VARIANT

Health minister: New variants not unexpected, no need to worry

While the Omicron variant is more contagious, there is no finding that it causes a more severe illness and the existing vaccines can be effective against it, Minister Koca has said.

2 December 2021

Minister: Turkey hasn't detected Omicron variant yet, not considering lockdown

Minister: Turkey hasn't detected Omicron variant yet, not considering lockdown

The BioNTech company will announce within a week or two whether a new vaccine is needed for the Omicron variant, Minister Koca has said.

1 December 2021