Turkish Governor Hatay revealed that 140 Turkish soldiers and police officers working in the cities of Afrin and Idlib in Syria were infected with the Corona virus.
The Turkish newspaper, Hurriyet, quoted Rahmi Dogan, the governor of Hatay, near the Turkish border with Syria, as speaking about the reality of the virus in the state on Friday, saying: “There are 320 cases of Corona virus in the state, and 140 soldiers and police officers They work in the cities of Afrin and Idlib, also in Syria, infected with the virus. ”
Dogan pointed out that the number of positive cases (injured) of members of the Turkish forces operating in the city of Afrin reached 120 cases, in addition to 20 cases among the forces operating in the Turkish base in Idlib, noting that no cases were recorded among civilians in the areas where the forces are Turkish in Syria. ”
To that, the agency “Anatolia” reported that the total injuries of Corona in Hatay amounted to 320 cases.
The statement stressed, according to “Anatolia,” that hospitals in Hatay handled confirmed cases (military and civilian) that came from other Turkish states, with the aim of moving to the areas of military operations in Syria (meaning that they were disclosed before sending the elements whose results were positive to Syria).
The statement added, “There are no positive cases (injuries) between civilians and the military or the police in the areas of operations (Afrin and Idlib),” according to Anadol.
Source: Turkish Hurriyet
