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The COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey is part of the ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first case in Turkey was recorded on 11 March, when a local returned home [ note 1 ] from a trip to Europe. [ 4 ]
For disabled individuals, COVID-19 vaccine distributions have raised some concerns. In many Western countries, such as the U.S., Canada, Australia, and across Europe, vaccine rollouts have been uneven, exposing and exacerbating many of the inequities disabled individuals face.
Several countries donated masks, medical equipment or money to China, including Japan, [9] Turkey, Russia, [10] Malaysia, [11] Germany, [12] and Canada. [13] [14] The U.S. State Department said on 7 February it had facilitated the transportation of nearly 17.8 tons of medical supplies to China. [15]
The list is updated, in principle, every two weeks. Several countries (Algeria, Canada, Georgia, Jordan, Morocco, Montenegro, Serbia, Tunisia and Uruguay) have been removed from the EU designated COVID-19 safe countries list since it was introduced on 30 June 2020, and no new country was ever added to that list.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of tourists arriving in Turkey declined to around 16 million in 2020. [54] This was the lowest number of tourists in the last decade. [54] The revenue from international travel was reduced to $13.7 billion which only made up 1.91% of the total economy in 2020.
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The Government of Turkey started the Health Transformation Program (HTP) in 2003. [3] To address the challenges, the World Bank has supported Turkey's Health Transformation Program since 2003 with two Adaptable Program Loans (APLs). The Bank also provided technical guidance, and shared the experiences of other countries. [4]