Health Ministry's Coronavirus Science Board

Main opposition CHP criticizes health minister over ‘wrong optimism’

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) spokesperson Faik Öztrak has criticized Health Minister Fahrettin Koca for what he said was "wrongly" painting an optimist outlook on the COVID-19 outbreak, eventually causing a rise in the daily confirmed cases in the country, as it began reopening much of the economy.

Need for ICU, ventilators rising, says Turkey’s health minister

The need for intensive care units (ICU) and ventilators are rising, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca has said after data showed that the number of new confirmed cases surpassed the number of recoveries in two days in a row.

"We are moving away from the target. Our weak point is unwary optimism. Let's be prudent optimist," the minister wrote on Twitter on June 14.

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