Journey of Coronavirus in Turkey

Authors : Fatma ETİ ASLAN, Tuğba TÜRKKAN

Pages : 675-680

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Publication Date : 2020-12-31

Article Type : Review Paper

Abstract :Coronavirus Disease 2019 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(COVID-19); was first diagnosed in December 2019 in Wuhan in China. Despite the increasing case counts, the World Health Organization insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(WHO); listed it as a public health emergency on January 30, 2020. The first case in Turkey was detected in Istanbul on March 10, 2020. What is the effective factors in the late appearance of coronavirus in Turkey, and its quick spread in Turkey more than in many other countries? There may be many answers to this question. In this study, the effect of the geopolitical position of Turkey and its socio-cultural structure on the spread of coronavirus infection were examined.
Keywords : Turkey, socio cultural structure, coronavirus, spread of coronavirus