Turkish president opens giant city hospital in Istanbul
Turkish president opens giant city hospital in Istanbul
Erdogan says Turkey set to make 5,000 ventilators by end of May for use in fight against COVID-19
The Turkish president inaugurated Monday a giant city hospital in Istanbul as the country intensifies fight against the coronavirus outbreak.
"Turkey, standing on its own two feet, is demonstrating its power at a time when international organizations are losing their meaning," he added.
Erdogan also said Turkey will produce 5,000 medical ventilators to fight the novel coronavirus by the end of May.
“While world is facing difficulties, Turkey has successfully overcome hurdles to [making] medical ventilators,” Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, speaking at the opening ceremony of the new Basaksehir City Hospital in Istanbul.
Also speaking at the event, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said at the new facility, built to fight COVID-19: "Just as all city hospitals in Turkey, all the beds at Basaksehir City Hospital – 2,686 beds – have intensive care equipment, and all can be used for intensive care when necessary.”
Yorumunuz başarıyla alındı, inceleme ardından en kısa sürede yayına alınacaktır.