Covid-19

Outbreak Deaths: Morgue and Funeral services

Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic more than 101.492 people have died in Turkey, including 683 health workers, who take care of coronavirus patients, according to the Turkey Medical Association. The Turkish government in November 2020 has signed a contract to buy 50 million doses of Chinese manufacturer Sinovac coronavirus vaccine ‘CoronaVac’, to be delivered in batches between December 2020 and February 2021. Turkey is also in talks to increase the amount of coronavirus vaccines from Pfizer and BioNTech companies, from initial one million doses, in 2021.

Morgue workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) as they waiting for funeral service at the Cekmekoy morgue in Istanbul, Turkey, 16 May 2020.

People wearing face mask as they carrying coffin of their relative who died from Covid-19 at the Kucukcekmece Municipality Morgue in Istanbul, Turkey, 04 December 2020.

Morgue workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) as they carrying coffin of the Ali Daskiran, who died from Covid-19 at the Cekmekoy morgue in Istanbul, Turkey, 16 May 2020.

A man wearing face mask as he waiting for funeral service next to the coffin of his relative who died from Covid-19 at the Kucukcekmece Municipality Morgue in Istanbul, Turkey, 04 December 2020.

Morgue workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) as they carry coffins at the Cekmekoy morgue in Istanbul, Turkey, 16 May 2020.

People wearing face mask as they carrying coffin of their relative who died from Covid-19 at the Kucukcekmece Municipality Morgue in Istanbul, Turkey, 04 December 2020.

A woman wearing face mask and mourns as she waiting for funeral service near coffin of their relative who died from Covid-19 at the Kucukcekmece Municipality Morgue in Istanbul, Turkey, 04 December 2020.

Morgue workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) as they preparing to body of the Ali Daskiran, who died from Covid-19, for funeral ceremony at the Cekmekoy morgue in Istanbul, Turkey, 16 May 2020.

A morgue worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) disinfects to morgue at the Cekmekoy morgue in Istanbul, Turkey, 16 May 2020.

Morgue workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) as they hold coffin of the Ali Kilic, who died from Covid-19 at the Cekmekoy morgue in Istanbul, Turkey, 16 May 2020.

Morgue workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) as they hold coffin of the Ali Kilic, who died from Covid-19 at the Cekmekoy morgue in Istanbul, Turkey, 16 May 2020.

Morgue workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) as they preparing for funeral ceremony to body of the Ali Kilic, who died from Covid-19 at the Cekmekoy morgue in Istanbul, Turkey, 16 May 2020.

Relative of the Kevser Bal, who died from Covid-19, prays next to her coffin before funeral ceremony at the Kilyos Cemetery in Istanbul, Turkey, 18 May 2020.

Cemetery workers wearing protective equipment as they waiting for funeral ceremony of the Lutfiye Yilmaz, who died from Covid-19, at the Kilyos Cemetery in Istanbul, Turkey, 18 May 2020.

Cemetery workers bury the coffin of Lutfiye Yilmaz, who died from Covid-19, during her funeral ceremony at the Kilyos Cemetery in Istanbul, Turkey, 18 May 2020.

An Imam (R) reading Quran while relative of Lutfiye Yilmaz, who died from Covid-19, mourning during her funeral ceremony at the Kilyos Cemetery in Istanbul, Turkey, 18 May 2020.

Graves of coronavirus victims are seen at the Kilyos Cemetery in Istanbul, Turkey, 18 May 2020.

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