Three Turkish nationals with different ailments died
Three
Turkish nationals with different ailments died in the Netherlands from
the coronavirus, Turkey's ambassador at the Hague told Anadolu Agency on
Friday.
Saban Disli said the deceased were a male, 82, and two women aged 70 and 66.
The
envoy said he talked with the families of the victims and conveyed his
condolences, and five other Turks were in intensive care because of the
virus. Netherland News
Disli
said a lot of support were given to the patients and families of the
deceased, and noted the Turkish embassy is paying close attention to
patients.
He
said the bodies were unable to be transported to Turkey due to
decisions by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International
Air Transport Association (IATA) but the victims will be buried in a
section reserved for Muslims in cemeteries in the Netherlands Political News
Netherlands
health officials said Friday the number of coronavirus cases increased
by 534 to 2,994, and the number of deaths increased by 30 to 106.
The
virus known as COVID-19 emerged in Wuhan, China last December, and has
spread to at least 164 countries and territories. The World Health
Organization declared the outbreak a pandemic.
Out
of more than 258,000 confirmed cases, the death toll now exceeds
11,000, and more than 87,000 have recovered, according to data compiled
by the U.S.-based Johns Hopkins University.
Despite the rising number of cases, most who become infected suffer only mild symptoms and recover. Netherland Press release Distribution
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