When it comes to Covid-19, Turkey can be following in Italy's footsteps

Turkey is confirming a growing number of Covid-19 infections. Some people blame this growing number of infections on the policies of President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and his Justice and Development Party.
Erdogan used the
presumed coup of 2016 to get rid of his opponents, including some people who
worked for the health sector. This is leaving the sector in a bad condition.
Unprecedented
deterioration
The Turkish
health sector is seeing unprecedented deterioration. About 7,500 health workers
have been sacked so far. These workers included 1,689 doctors who had been
sacked arbitrarily. About 14 hospitals and 36 medical centers had been closed
down as well.
The sacked
medical workers include renowned researchers and scientists. Some of those
scientists conducted studies on viruses similar to the Covid-19 for years. Some
of these scientists also said that they are ready to work with Turkish medical
authorities in the fight against the virus, but they are held back by their
legal status as opponents of the Turkish president.
Tough
conditions
About 1,200
doctors who used to work for the private sector are now without work because of
the closure of their hospitals and medical centers. Over 657 academic doctors also
lost their jobs because of the closure of private medical schools.
About 5,261
doctors and academics have also been negatively affected by Erdogan's arbitrary
measures.
This means that
about 21,000 medical workers have been sacked, only because they are opponents
of the Turkish president.