Health workers wearing personal protection equipment carry an emergency patient diagnosed with coronavirus to an operating room at the Martyr Prof. Dr. Ilhan Varank Training and Research Hospital in Istanbul, Turkey on May 12, 2020.
Turkey will accept patients from 31 countries as of May 20 as it loosens coronavirus restrictions, according to the country’s Health Ministry. An official letter from the ministry lists acceptance conditions for patients, entry to the country, admission to hospital, treatment, discharge and isolation rules.
The patients of orthopedics and traumatology, general surgery, pediatric surgery, urology, eye diseases, cardiology, cardiovascular surgery, surgical oncology, gynecologic oncology surgery, medical oncology, radiation oncology, brain and nerve surgery, hematology, intensive care, assisted-reproduction treatment applications, organ transplantation and bone marrow transplantation, will be accepted into the country.
The patients will be registered to the patient chart of the International Health Services Inc. and following the pre-approval, their permission letter will be sent to the related institutions. Documents needed for the pre-approval will be announced by USHAS.If there is Covid-19 test available in their home country, patients are required to take the test within 48 hours prior to their travel and bring negative Covid-19 PCR test result paper along with them.
Great news... well done. Hundred thousands of patients were waiting for this news to heal to cure in turkey. Thanks.