ISTANBUL, Dec 26 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said, Turkey is taking all necessary measures for the New Year celebrations, to prevent large gatherings, to curb the pandemic.
Speaking to reporters after the Friday prayers in Istanbul, Erdogan said, security forces would not tolerate New Year’s Eve parties in hotels, villas, or any accommodation facilities.
“Its not possible we would allow these,” Erdogan said, noting that necessary operations would be taken to these parties, to restrain the spread of the virus.
The Turkish leader also noted that the vaccination process in the country would be carried out with vaccines from China and Germany.
“When the vaccines arrive, we will be vaccinated with all our colleagues,” Erdogan said, calling on all citizens to act on that matter.
Turkish Health Minister, Fahrettin Koca, on Thursday said, the shipment of three million doses of a Chinese COVID-19 vaccine would arrive on Monday.
The government signed an agreement for the procurement of up to 50 million doses, which would be delivered by the end of Feb, 2021, the minister said.
Koca also added that Turkey is conducting talks with Pfizer-BioNTech for 4.5 million doses of its vaccine, to be obtained by the end of Mar.– NNN-ANADOLU
