Turkey will establish two new hospitals with a capacity of 1,000 beds each in Istanbul to aid in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced Monday, Daily Sabah reports.
According to Erdoğan, one of the hospitals will be built in Atatürk Airport located in the Yeşiköy district on the city’s European side, while the other will be built in Sancaktepe on the Asian side.
Erdoğan also said face masks would be given for free at supermarkets or distributed to citizens' homes by the Turkish Post and Telegraph Organization (PTT).
“Our governorates have already begun sending free masks through PTT. The sale of masks is absolutely prohibited. Masks distributed in supermarkets are free of charge as well. We have enough stocks and production plans for our entire population until the pandemic is over,” the president said.
