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Life with Covid-19: What will be the New ‘Normal’?
BY PUBLIC HEALTH SPECIALIST KARADAĞ-ÇAMAN
Life with Covid-19: What will be the New ‘Normal’?
Assoc. Prof. Özge Karadağ-Çaman has noted that the ones who have set a certain goal for themselves and work to reach that goal can get over Covid-19 quarantine more easily. “There is no room for hopelessness,” she has warned.
22 April 2020 Evrim Kepenek
‘A Mask is Sold for 17 Lira in Prison’
‘A Mask is Sold for 17 Lira in Prison’
HDP MP Züleyha Gülüm has shared the condition of Turkey’s prisons amid Covid-19 pandemic in a press statement. Gülüm has underlined that the Parliament should immediately convene and take action to find a solution for this problem.
22 April 2020
Covid-19 Quarantine has Cleaned the Air of Turkey, What Should be Done Next?
Covid-19 Quarantine has Cleaned the Air of Turkey, What Should be Done Next?
Right to Clean Air Platform Coordinator Buket Atlı has spoken to bianet about the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization’s data that air pollution has abated in 29 metropolitan cities of Turkey and the relation between coronavirus and air pollution.
22 April 2020 Tansu Pişkin
Coronavirus: Turkey's Death Toll Rises to 2,259
Coronavirus: Turkey's Death Toll Rises to 2,259
The total number of cases has climbed to 95,591, according to the Health Ministry.
21 April 2020
Claims on Accuracy of Covid-19 Death Toll on Parliamentary Agenda
Claims on Accuracy of Covid-19 Death Toll on Parliamentary Agenda
The Turkish Medical Association had said the Ministry of Health did not report Covid-19 deaths according to the codes suggested by WHO.
21 April 2020
Construction Workers Yusuf, Emre: Contractor Acts Like There Exists No Such Disease
Construction Workers Yusuf, Emre: Contractor Acts Like There Exists No Such Disease
Yusuf and Emre have spoken to bianet: “They gave us a black mask. One of those that you can wash… As gloves, we wear our construction gloves. They put liquid soap at the washbasin, nothing else… If we catch the disease, we will die away from our families.”
21 April 2020 Ruken Tuncel
How has Coronavirus Affected Local Newspapers?
How has Coronavirus Affected Local Newspapers?
With their advertising revenues and sales dropped due to coronavirus, local newspapers can hardly keep their heads above the water. Owners of local newspapers say that they oscillate between their employees and closing down the newspapers.
21 April 2020 Hikmet Adal
UNICEF, WHO: Maintain Routine Immunization Services During Covid-19 Pandemic
EUROPEAN IMMUNIZATION WEEK
UNICEF, WHO: Maintain Routine Immunization Services During Covid-19 Pandemic
Issuing a joint press note to mark the European Immunization Week, the WHO and UNICEF have underlined that maintaining routine immunization services during the Covid-19 pandemic is of vital importance.
21 April 2020
‘Covid-19 Research without Health Directorate’s Permission Banned in İstanbul Hospitals’
REPORT BY İSTANBUL MEDICAL CHAMBER
‘Covid-19 Research without Health Directorate’s Permission Banned in İstanbul Hospitals’
According to the April 13-19 Report of İstanbul Medical Chamber, İstanbul Provincial Directorate of Health has banned hospitals from carrying out scientific research on Covid-19 without getting permission from the Directorate.
21 April 2020
Turkey's Coronavirus Cases Top 90 Thousand, Erdoğan Declares Four-Day Curfew
Turkey's Coronavirus Cases Top 90 Thousand, Erdoğan Declares Four-Day Curfew
The weekend curfew for 31 cities, including İstanbul and Ankara, has been extended as the country's death toll from Covid-19 has reached 2,140.
20 April 2020
Report: 1,328 Public Employees in İstanbul Infected with Coronavirus
Report: 1,328 Public Employees in İstanbul Infected with Coronavirus
Covid-19 cases have been found in usually crowded places like post offices and tax offices, according to a report by the KESK.
20 April 2020
‘Rate of Covid-19 Cases Among Workers At Least 3 Times Higher Than Turkey Average’
COVID-19 REPORT BY DISK CONFEDERATION
‘Rate of Covid-19 Cases Among Workers At Least 3 Times Higher Than Turkey Average’
In its second weekly report on the effects of the pandemic on its members, the DİSK has noted that “as its data only cover unionized workplaces, it is possible to say that the rate of Covid-19 cases is much higher in non-unionized or unregistered ones.”
20 April 2020
Koçak’s Weight Drops to 29 Kilos, He Awaits an Answer to His Request for Release
Koçak’s Weight Drops to 29 Kilos, He Awaits an Answer to His Request for Release
Mine Koçak, the sister of death fasting prisoner Mustafa Koçak: “Doctors say that his peripheral nervous system is damaged, that is why he cannot walk. We don’t know if he will walk ever again. It is enough for us if we can take him out of here alive.”
20 April 2020 Ayça Söylemez
Turkey's Covid-19 Death Toll Tops 2,000
Turkey's Covid-19 Death Toll Tops 2,000
The number of cases has reached 86,306 with 3,977 new cases.
20 April 2020
One Arrestee Diagnosed with Coronavirus in Buca Prison
One Arrestee Diagnosed with Coronavirus in Buca Prison
Releasing a statement, İzmir Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has indicated, “62 arrestees and convicts having the symptoms of the disease have been isolated in hospitals. Still under medical examination, they are in good health.”
20 April 2020
‘No Doctors, No Quarantine, No Hygiene Products in Harmandalı Removal Center’
PANDEMIC REPORT BY İZMİR BAR ASSOCIATION
‘No Doctors, No Quarantine, No Hygiene Products in Harmandalı Removal Center’
According to a recent report by İzmir Bar Association, refugees held in Harmandalı Removal Center have indicated that the ones having a fever are given medicine to reduce their fever, but they are not isolated in a separate place or room.
20 April 2020
Turkey's Coronavirus Cases Surpass Iran, Reach 82,239
Turkey's Coronavirus Cases Surpass Iran, Reach 82,239
The Health Ministry has confirmed 121 deaths and 3,783 new Covid-19 cases in a day.
18 April 2020
Report: 855 Workers Tested Positive, 52 Died of Covid-19 in a Month
HEALTH AND SAFETY LABOR WATCH
Report: 855 Workers Tested Positive, 52 Died of Covid-19 in a Month
Thousands of workers have lost their income due to forced unpaid leaves and halt of production and services, the report says.
17 April 2020
Turkey Doesn't Impose Full Lockdown Due to 'Economic Costs,' Says Erdoğan's Spokesperson
Turkey Doesn't Impose Full Lockdown Due to 'Economic Costs,' Says Erdoğan's Spokesperson
Defending the government's decision to not impose a full lockdown over the coronavirus pandemic, Kalın has said, "Talking about the economy may seem irrelevant or inhuman to some. But the fact is that life must go on somehow."
17 April 2020
‘We Work on the Same Belt, It is Impossible to Keep a Distance More Than Half a Meter’
TEXTILE WORKER TÜRKAN
‘We Work on the Same Belt, It is Impossible to Keep a Distance More Than Half a Meter’
Working in textile for 15 years, Türkan is one of those who cannot stay home: “It is like we, workers, would save the country from the outbreak. It is as if the country would collapse, if they halted constructions and textile for three months…”
17 April 2020 Ruken Tuncel
At Least 4 Workers Lose Their Lives, 257 Workers Test Positive
COVID-19 REPORT BY DISK CONFEDERATION
At Least 4 Workers Lose Their Lives, 257 Workers Test Positive
Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions of Turkey (DİSK) has documented the impacts of Covid-19 on its members in a report. While the production has been halted in 47 workplaces, over 51 thousand members have been directly affected by the outbreak.
17 April 2020
Covid-19: Turkey's Death Toll Hits 1,643, Total Tests Surpass 500 Thousand
Covid-19: Turkey's Death Toll Hits 1,643, Total Tests Surpass 500 Thousand
Since yesterday's update, 125 people have died and 4,801 new cases have been found.
16 April 2020
WHO Europe: Covid-19 Cases Increase in Turkey, Russia, UK
WHO Europe: Covid-19 Cases Increase in Turkey, Russia, UK
While the outbreak has been slightly declining in the most-affected countries of the region, cases have been increasing in other countries, the WHO has stated.
16 April 2020
Workers Halt Work in Kuwait: Pay Us Our Due, We Want to Be Home During Pandemic
Workers Halt Work in Kuwait: Pay Us Our Due, We Want to Be Home During Pandemic
Dismissed from their jobs at the Limak Holding’s construction of Kuwait Airport due to coronavirus outbreak, workers demand their dismissal compensation and want to return home to their families in Turkey.
16 April 2020 Ayça Söylemez
First Translator of Joyce’s Ulysses into Turkish Nevzat Erkmen Dies of Covid-19
First Translator of Joyce’s Ulysses into Turkish Nevzat Erkmen Dies of Covid-19
Writer and translator Nevzat Erkmen, the first translator of James Joyce’s Ulysses into Turkish, has lost his life due to Covid-19. He was also the translator of Carlos Castaneda’s books and Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac.
16 April 2020
Feminicide in Rize Amid Increasing Male Violence Against Women During Pandemic
Feminicide in Rize Amid Increasing Male Violence Against Women During Pandemic
A man named Savaş D. killed Gamze P. in Rize province. Calling on local authorities to make sure that the man is given the severest punishment, women say, “There is no room for male violence in our district, home or world! We want to live!”
16 April 2020 Evrim Kepenek
Parliament Passes Bill to Protect Health Workers from Violence
Parliament Passes Bill to Protect Health Workers from Violence
The law increases penalties for violence against healthcare workers.
16 April 2020
Bill on Economic Measures Against Coronavirus Passed into Law
Bill on Economic Measures Against Coronavirus Passed into Law
The bill on economic measures against coronavirus outbreak has passed the General Assembly of the Parliament and has become a law. Accordingly, employers have been granted the right to give workers unpaid leave.
16 April 2020
‘Isolation Conditions Must be Ensured in Barracks, Controlled Discharge is Necessary’
INDUCTION AND DISCHARGE POSTPONEMENT PLAN
‘Isolation Conditions Must be Ensured in Barracks, Controlled Discharge is Necessary’
Retired military judge Kardaş and Turkish Medical Association (TTB) Secretary General Yılmaz have spoken to bianet about the plans to postpone induction and discharge in mandatory military service for a month over Covid-19 outbreak.
16 April 2020 Hikmet Adal
‘There are People Trying to Snatch Pharmacist’s Mask’
PHARMACISTS’ UNION CHAIR ÇOLAK
‘There are People Trying to Snatch Pharmacist’s Mask’
Pharmacists’ Union Chair Çolak has raised concerns over the problems ensuing the ban on sale of masks. Noting that not everyone has yet received an SMS to get them free, he has said that it causes tension between citizens and pharmacists.
16 April 2020
Turkey's Coronavirus Death Toll Tops 1,500, Total Cases Near 70 Thousand
Turkey's Coronavirus Death Toll Tops 1,500, Total Cases Near 70 Thousand
In the last 24 hours, 115 people died and 4,281 positive test results were found, according to the Health Ministry.
15 April 2020
Interior Ministry: 227 Residential Areas in 58 Provinces in Quarantine
Interior Ministry: 227 Residential Areas in 58 Provinces in Quarantine
Nearly 250 thousand people are living in the quarantined areas, according to the ministry.
15 April 2020
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