ISTANBUL 

Turkey’s state officials are taking the strictest measures against the novel coronavirus, Presidential Spokesperson Ibrahim Kalin said Thursday.   

“In our state departments, we have doctors all the time and pay extra attention to social distancing. We conduct most of our meetings through video calls,” Kalin told the NTV news channel. 

Investments made by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, especially in healthcare, city hospitals, medical equipment, healthcare professionals and all other medical and healthcare issues have prepared Turkey for this epidemic for years, he said, adding investments especially in health infrastructure for 15-16 years have prepared the country for the

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