Two top Turkish officials who work closely with Turkey’s president said Saturday they’ve tested positive for the coronavirus.
Ibrahim Kalin, the spokesman to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said in a tweet he had light symptoms and was nearing the end of treatment.
Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu also said in a tweet that he, his wife and daughter were hospitalized but feeling “a bit better.”
Soylu was criticized in April for announcing the first weekend lockdown just 2 hours before it went into effect, leading to chaos at markets. Erdogan didn’t accept his resignation after the event.
Health Minister Fahrettin Koca reported 2,213 new COVID-19 cases and 75 deaths on Saturday.
Turkey has more than 373,100 confirmed cases and reported more than 10,200 deaths.
