The Turkish opposition claims that it can effectively manage the supply of vaccines

Head of Turkey’s Republican People’s Party (CHP) Kemal Kilicdaroglu said on Monday that his party can effectively manage the vaccine supply and supply it to all or any citizens, accusing the govt of pushing for a vaccine crisis.

In a TV interview, Kilicdaroglu accused President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his government of instigating incidents to spark deadly clashes between the police and citizens to impose a state of emergency within the country.

The opposition leader pledged to unravel the difficulty of the vaccine if the presidential palace gave him the chance .

“We will bring the vaccine on time and supply it to everyone. i’ve got spoken to the mayors, we will solve this problem.”

On Monday, Turkey recorded 25,980 new COVID-19 cases and 340 deaths.

For his part, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said the present lockdown has cause a decrease in infections and hospitalizations.

“I am convinced that this whole lockdown will ensure a rapid decrease within the number of cases. we’ve already observed a decrease within the number of infections and hospitalized patients,” Koca told reporters.

The minister called on citizens to stick to all or any preventive measures imposed by the state to curb the spread of the virus.

Last week, Turkey approved the Russian Sputnik V vaccine for emergency use.

According to Koca, Turkey will receive 50 million doses over six months.

“We expect the primary shipment in May. during a week or two, which will be clear.”