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Nonpharmaceutical Interventions In Turkey And Worldwide During Covid-19 Pandemic, Mustafa Necmi̇ İlhan, Hakan Tüzün, Rahmi̇ Kiliç, Nuran Yildirim
Nonpharmaceutical Interventions In Turkey And Worldwide During Covid-19 Pandemic, Mustafa Necmi̇ İlhan, Hakan Tüzün, Rahmi̇ Kiliç, Nuran Yildirim
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
Nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) are actions apart from getting vaccinated and medications, in order to promote deceleration of the spread of illness among people and communities during pandemic. In this article, we aim to examine NPIs applied in Turkey and worldwide due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Some of the NPIs such as isolation, quarantine, and contact tracing were maintained with updates of the Ministry of Health guidelines in Turkey. Some NPIs including travel and partial or full curfew mobilization restrictions were set in accordance with the various periods by the number of cases. Periods of restrictions at autumn 2021 to summer …
First Known Covid-19 Case And Contact Tracing Efforts In İstanbul, Turkey, Abdullah Emre Güner, Aral Sürmeli̇, Kemal Kural, Esra Şahi̇n, Peri̇han Alkan, Erdoğan Kocayi̇ği̇t, Mustafa Hati̇poğlu, Şuayip Bi̇ri̇nci̇, Kemal Memi̇şoğlu, Işil Maral
First Known Covid-19 Case And Contact Tracing Efforts In İstanbul, Turkey, Abdullah Emre Güner, Aral Sürmeli̇, Kemal Kural, Esra Şahi̇n, Peri̇han Alkan, Erdoğan Kocayi̇ği̇t, Mustafa Hati̇poğlu, Şuayip Bi̇ri̇nci̇, Kemal Memi̇şoğlu, Işil Maral
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
Background/aim: COVID-19 has now become a global pandemic. Understanding the routes of transmission is vital in the mitigation and suppression of the disease. İstanbul has become one of the disease's epicenters. This study aims to describe the first COVID-19 case and contact tracing efforts around it in İstanbul. Materials and methods: The descriptive study was conducted in İstanbul, Turkey. The first COVID-19 cases and those associated with them were investigated with contact tracing, and primary and secondary cases were described. Results: The source case was an individual who returned to Turkey from international travel at the beginning of March and …