A high-profile shipment to the UK surgical gowns, hailed by ministers as a solution to Britain’s personal protective equipment (PPE) shortages, has resulted in little of the expected fanfare …
Confusion grows over huge order of NHS gowns from Turkey
Some were passed for use in health service but 170,000 await tests in Turkey …
Turkey’s coronavirus death toll rises by 57 to 3,641: health ministry
The number of people who have died from COVID-19 in Turkey has risen by 57 in the last 24 hours to 3,641, Health Ministry data showed on Thursday.
The UK ordered 400,000 gowns from Turkey to address its PPE crisis. They didn’t meet safety standards
A high-profile shipment to the UK of 400,000 surgical gowns, hailed by ministers as a solution to Britain’s personal protective equipment (PPE) shortages, has ended in catastrophe — with every one of …
Coronavirus PPE: all 400,000 gowns flown from Turkey for NHS fail UK standards
Health department understood to be returning shipment of PPE and seeking refund …
Coronavirus PPE: Gowns ordered from Turkey fail to meet safety standards
PPE is essential for protecting front-line workers exposed to Covid-19, and without it workers are concerned they could catch or spread the virus. Amid a row over the procurement of PPE in April, the …
All 400,000 gowns flown from Turkey for NHS fail UK standards
Health department understood to be returning shipment of PPE and seeking refund …
Pressure on Turkey’s Economy Builds as Lira Nears Record Low
Turkey’s central bank has run short of foreign-currency reserves and has turned to the U.S. for possible help, but analysts say Washington is unlikely to oblige.
Russian ship being towed from Falmouth to Turkey for scrap
A Russian cargo ship that grounded off a Cornish beach 17 months ago is being towed away so it can be scrapped. The 16,000-tonne Kuzma Minin has been moored off Falmouth since it ran aground in a …
Erdogan begins to ease Turkey’s coronavirus restrictions
Turkey will start easing coronavirus containment measures from Monday, President Tayyip Erdogan said, lifting inter-city travel restrictions in seven provinces and easing a curfew imposed on senior …