With a lot of the world’s consideration targeted on the Corona Virus pandemic, Turkey’s president on Monday convened a historic Cabinet meeting via teleconferencing, in keeping with social distancing measures to combat the virus.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the meeting’s chair, referred to as the meeting to order from Huber Mansion in Istanbul, the nation’s largest metropolis.
It is the first Cabinet meeting held via video in Turkish historical past.
After the meeting, the president is scheduled to deal with the nation.
The COVID-19 illness attributable to the Corona Virus has claimed 131 lives in Turkey, whereas over 35,000 have died worldwide.
Over 737,000 individuals are contaminated in 177 nations and territories, based on knowledge compiled by U.S.-based Johns Hopkins University.