COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey

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COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey

The COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey refers to the ongoing viral pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a novel infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), in Turkey. The virus was confirmed to have reached Turkey on March 11, 2020, when a man who had returned to Turkey from Europe, tested positive.

Pronunciation

  • COVID-19: /ˈkoʊvɪd naɪnˈtiːn/
  • Pandemic: /pænˈdɛmɪk/
  • Turkey: /ˈtɜːrki/

Etymology

  • COVID-19: The name "COVID-19" is derived from "CO" for corona, "VI" for virus, "D" for disease, and "19" for the year the disease was first identified, 2019.
  • Pandemic: From the Greek pandēmos (πανδήμος) meaning "pertaining to all people; public, common".
  • Turkey: The name of the country is derived from the Medieval Latin Turchia meaning "land of the Turks".

Related Terms

  • Coronavirus: A type of virus. There are many kinds, and some of them can cause disease. A newly identified coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, has caused a worldwide pandemic of respiratory illness, termed COVID-19.
  • Pandemic: An outbreak of a disease that occurs over a wide geographic area and affects an exceptionally high proportion of the population.
  • SARS-CoV-2: The virus strain that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
  • Quarantine: A state, period, or place of isolation in which people or animals that have arrived from elsewhere or been exposed to infectious or contagious disease are placed.
  • Social Distancing: The practice of maintaining a greater than usual physical distance from other people or of avoiding direct contact with people or objects in public places during the outbreak of a contagious disease in order to minimize exposure and reduce the transmission of infection.

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