● Political considerations – not science or sound economic analysis – are driving the government’s approach to the Covid-19 outbreak and the related economic challenges.
● An erratic, politicized approach to the health emergency has undermined Covid-19 containment efforts but has so far not affected President Tayyip Erdogan’s popularity.… Read the rest
● President Tayyip Erdogan continues to resist calls to enact a nationwide lockdown to slow the spread of Covid-19 – fearing the impact on the economy.
● Meanwhile, there are more signs that the country’s health system is struggling to cope with the outbreak amid growing misgivings with the government’s opaque information policy.… Read the rest
● Ankara announced on 19 March that the number of confirmed cases had nearly doubled over the previous 24 hours to 191.
● The lack of transparency and the government’s efforts to tighten the control of information over the Covid-19 outbreak raise concerns about the country’s ability to tackle the pandemic.… Read the rest
