October 31, 2020 Meet the Middle East

Coronavirus: Erdogan’s spokesman and interior minister test positive for COVID-19

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's spokesman and interior minister both announced Saturday that they had tested positive for the coronavirus.Presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kolin tweeted that he had reached "the final stage of coronavirus treatment" but did not say how long he has been sick."I am going very well," he wrote.Visit our dedicated coronavirus site here for all the latest updates.Kolin's comment came only hours after Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said he was hospitalized Friday with his wife and daughter, who also tested positive for the virus.Both men routinely meet Erdogan, who was travelling on Saturday to Izmir to inspect the damage from an earthquake that killed more than 30 people in Turkey and Greece.The Turkish leader, whose entourage is routinely tested for the virus, has exhibited no signs of illness and keeps a punishing schedule that often includes several daily televised speeches.Turkey, which this week surpassed 10,000 coronavirus deaths, has so far refrained from reintroducing the lockdown measures being unveiled by countries such as France and Greece.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Read more:New measures needed as coronavirus makes comeback in Turkey, says ErdoganWHO calls on Turkey to follow coronavirus guidelinesTurkey considering reimposing coronavirus curbs, without hurting economy
Source: Al Arabiya
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