国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Turkish doctors warn of rise in COVID-19 cases during Eid al-Adha
<p><span word="ANKARA">ANKARA</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 1-- <span word="Worried">Worried</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="infections">infections</span>, <span word="Turkish">Turkish</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="doctors">doctors</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="vigilance">vigilance</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="four">four</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="Eid">Eid</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Adha">Adha</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span>, <span word="during">during</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Eid">Eid</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="traditionally">traditionally</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="mosque">mosque</span> <span word="prayers">prayers</span>, <span word="family">family</span> <span word="gatherings">gatherings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sacrifice">sacrifice</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="animals">animals</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="visits">visits</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cemeteries">cemeteries</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="hygiene">hygiene</span> <span word="rules">rules</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="avoiding">avoiding</span> <span word="shaking">shaking</span> <span word="hands">hands</span>, <span word="kissing">kissing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hugging">hugging</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="between">between</span> 900 <span word="and">and</span> 1,000.</p><p><span word="Additional">Additional</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="imposed">imposed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="marketplaces">marketplaces</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sacrificial">sacrificial</span> <span word="animals">animals</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="frequented">frequented</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="tens">tens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="feast">feast</span>.</p><p><span word="Turkish">Turkish</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Recep">Recep</span> <span word="Tayyip">Tayyip</span> <span word="Erdogan">Erdogan</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="strictly">strictly</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="distancing">distancing</span> <span word="rules">rules</span>, <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mask">mask</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="obey">obey</span> <span word="hygiene">hygiene</span> <span word="measures">measures</span>, <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="interactions">interactions</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dramatic">dramatic</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="cases">cases</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="continuing">continuing</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="kills">kills</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="leaves">leaves</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="nasty">nasty</span> <span word="after">after</span>-<span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="body">body</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="careful">careful</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span>," <span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Hamit">Hamit</span> <span word="Ekinci">Ekinci</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="specialist">specialist</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southeastern">southeastern</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Diyarbakir">Diyarbakir</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="clinic">clinic</span>, <span word="stressed">stressed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="city">city</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="southeast">southeast</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="some">some</span> 1.8 <span word="million">million</span>, <span word="new">new</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="risen">risen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="alarming">alarming</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="frustrating">frustrating</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="applies">applies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="neighbouring">neighbouring</span> <span word="provinces">provinces</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="remarked">remarked</span>.</p>
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