In his statement to the AA correspondent, Turkey’s Ambassador to Baghdad, Fatih Yıldız, pointed out that the new type of coronavirus (Covid-19) epidemic had a negative impact on Iraq and said, “While the number of cases in the country is gradually increasing, the health system is having difficulty and citizens and hospitals are having difficulties in accessing some basic supplies.” “It seems that he is alive.” said.
Stating that in the face of the gradually worsening situation in the country, Iraqi officials, especially the Iraqi Ministry of Health and Environment, and communities in contact with Turkey, requested help from Turkey through the Baghdad Embassy, Yıldız said:
“The President of the Republic of Turkey, Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, emphasized, as always, that we need to show that we are with our neighbor, friend and brother Iraq in its difficult time, and in this context, in addition to the needs of the Iraqi Ministry of Health and Environment, Vasıt (which has emotional and historical ties with Turkey) He also gave instructions to meet the demands of the Kut province and Kirkuk and Mosul, where Turkmens live densely in Iraq.”
Aid plane will land in Baghdad tomorrow
Yıldız said that the military plane carrying the aid materials provided by Turkey upon the instructions of President Erdoğan is expected to arrive in Iraq tomorrow.
Stating that the plane is expected to first land at Baghdad Airport and deliver aid materials to the Iraqi Ministry of Health and Environment and Wasit province, Yıldız stated that the aid on the plane will then be transferred to Kirkuk Airport and delivered to Kirkuk and Mosul.
The Covid-19 epidemic in Iraq has reached alarming levels in recent days. While the number of people infected with Covid-19 throughout the country has increased to 47 thousand 151, the number of deaths has been recorded as 1839.
Source: https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/koronavirus/cumhurbaskani-erdogan-in-talimatiyla-irak-a-saglik-yardimi-/1894057
