China Country Office reported pneumonia cases of unknown aetiology in Wuhan, Hubei province, China. On January 7, 2020, the causative agent was identified as a new Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), which has not previously been detected in humans. Later, the name of 2019-nCoV disease was accepted as COVID-19, and the virus was named as SARS-CoV-2 because of its close resemblance to SARS-CoV. 1,2 The disease spectrum caused by Coronavirus in humans can range from simple colds to severe acute respiratory syndrome (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, SARS). The disease is transmitted mainly through droplets. In addition, it is transmitted to the droplets produced by sick individuals by coughing and sneezing, after they come into contact with the hands of other people, bringing their hands to the mouth, nose or eye mucosa and touching them. Viruses can be detected in respiratory secretions of asymptomatic individuals, but the main transmission is from the sick individuals. 1,2 Before the first cases in Turkey, government took a lot of measurements against COVID-19. In this process, an operation centre was
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