In hardly any other country in the world SARS-CoV-2 spread so quickly as in Turkey. The Virus spreads exponentially, the growth curve is vertical like a wall.
However, while many of the EU States in the fight against the Virus output or “contact prohibitions,” decided to not have the lock, pulls the Turkey yet. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government, especially on restrictions of the international and national traffic.
in Addition, you are allowed to educational institutions and Parks close large – scale events have been canceled. A curfew only applies to Turks, who are older than 65 and thus to the risk group. The Rest of the population to isolate themselves on a voluntary Basis as much as possible.
Social Distancing: How far to go?
In the Turkish Public, but also within the government, will be discussed for days about whether or not a legal quarantine measures that could be necessary.
While health Minister Fahrettin Koca for output calls lock, is positioned Erdogan against it. The Turkish President seems to want to risk that since the summer of 2018, the economy crashing. DHA/Oguzcan Yazar curfew for Over-65-Year-old in Turkey
support for this course Erdogan gets even from political opponents. The Virologist Gaye Usluer sits as a Deputy of the largest opposition party in the Parliament. Deutsche Welle said the CHP politician, that the output lock is not essential. It is important to take into account social aspects. “There are people who have to go to work. It prevents redundancies and employees to be protected.”
The Secretary-General of the Turkish medical Association (TTB), Bulent Nazim Yilmaz, provides for a far-reaching quarantine is also critical. Just a solid insulation is an effective means of according to the laws of epidemiology, not necessarily a curfew.
“may tomorrow be too late”
the Istanbul mayor Ekrem imamoğlu: “Istanbul is one of the most densely populated places in the world is one of the best-known advocates of a curfew. The dissemination speed (of the Coronavirus, d. ed.) it is very fast. Therefore a prohibition should be adopted. If we are not courageous, can it be tomorrow already too late.”
Similarly, the neuro-scientists and geneticists Caghan Kizil analyses the Situation in Turkey. The head of the Helmholtz research group at the TU Dresden maintains strict quarantine measures to contain the Coronavirus is essential,
“We know that the terrible Situation in Italy, Spain and to some extent in the United States was due to the fact that there is not enough Social-Distancing measures were carried out. Turkey has imposed no strict quarantine. The majority of the population can still move freely,” said Kizil.
“Germany is a good example of”
But not only curfews are controversial. The Turkish government is criticised for testing suspected cases to be rare on the Coronavirus. Approximately 77,000 testing is currently performed, according to the authorities on a daily basis.
“That’s not enough,” warns scientist Kizil. “The Tests are important for prevention. You have to the Infected isolate.”
A proliferation can only be prevented if the cases were registered from infections thoroughly. “Germany is a good example of that.” In Germany are currently being tested around 500,000 people per week.
As the Turkish government was very late to the Coronavirus test, many experts estimate that the actual number of coronavirus-Infected is considerably higher than the official Figures allow to take.
doctors fear of the big wave,
For numerous doctors in Turkish hospitals, which Deutsche Welle has spoken, the failure of the containment of the corona virus through Social Distancing, Tests, and insulation already.
Instead, the hospital staff are expecting a soon-to-be onslaught of Corona patients of the health system to its limits. The Turkish government sees, however, according to official data, no risk, because Turkey has tens of thousands of ventilators and intensive care beds..
author: Daniel Derya Bellut “Hard but fair”: the infectiology login doubts other large-scale events of 2020, FOCUS Online/Wochit “Hard but fair”: the infectiology login doubts other large-scale events, 2020
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