Prognosis
Turkey’s Covid Stats Haven’t Been Including All Cases For Months
- Minister defends change to reporting infected ‘patients’
- Shift massively understates extent of outbreak, critics say
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Turkey stopped announcing all of its coronavirus cases months ago and has instead been disclosing only the number of “patients” who test positive and show symptoms.
Health Minister Fahrettin Koca acknowledged the change on Wednesday, as he responded to an opposition lawmaker’s claims that the government has been vastly understating the number of Covid-19 infections. His remarks outraged medical groups that have accused the government of fueling the country’s outbreak.