In Turkey, more than 40,000 healthcare professionals have tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
Coronavirus
Coronaviruses infect animals, humans, and birds. Human coronaviruses, such as SARS, MERS, and 2019-nCoV cause respiratory distress and even death. The S protein is the infectious agent of the virus.
Coronaviruses infect animals, humans, and birds. Human coronaviruses, such as SARS, MERS, and 2019-nCoV cause respiratory distress and even death. The S protein is the infectious agent of the virus.
‘In Turkey, so far, 107 medical staff have succumbed to COVID-19.’
On Wednesday, the country reported 1,671 new COVID-19 cases and 57 fatalities, taking the total overall caseload to 340,450 and the death toll to 9,014, the Health Ministry announced. The pneumonia rate in infected patients is 5.9%, and the number of seriously ill patients is 1,418.
In the past 24 hours:
- 115,328 tests were conducted, bringing the overall number of tests to 11,961,670.
- 1,396 patients recovered, raising the tally of recoveries to 298,368.
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