The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group provided \u20ac158.9 million ($175.4 million) for the Okmeydani Hospital project which was expected to be completed and officially opened in May.<\/p>\n
More than 600 hospital beds equipped with state-of-the-art technology, including 99 high-tech intensive care units (ICUs), started serving patients suffering from the pandemic, according to a statement from the IsDB Group.<\/p>\n
The old Okmeydani Training and Research Hospital was demolished under the Istanbul Seismic Risk Reduction and Emergency Case Preparation Project (ISMEP), with the new building constructed in its place.<\/p>\n
Salah Jelassi, the IDB Group’s regional director in Turkey, underlined that the hospital was launched when it was most required.<\/p>\n
“Reconstructing and thereby transforming the old hospital to a state-of-the-art seismic-resistant healthcare facility which will also play the role of a major center of excellence in cardiology and organ-transplant,” Jelassi said.<\/p>\n
Apart from its highly seismic-resistant structure, the new hospital building includes several large courtyards that can be used as shelters in the wake of possible earthquakes, the statement added.<\/p>\n
Istanbul is in a highly seismic region and Turkey suffered over a hundred major earthquakes of magnitudes of 6 or more on the Richter Scale over the last century.<\/p>\n
Thus, the government has taken major steps in adopting a strategy for the seismic-proofing of buildings in a bid to mitigate risks related to major earthquakes, especially public structures including hospitals and other emergency service centers.<\/p>\n
The coronavirus death toll in Turkey reached 168 on Monday, with 10,827 positive cases, according to the country’s Health Ministry.<\/p>\n
After first appearing in Wuhan, China last December, the infection has spread to at least 178 countries and territories.<\/p>\n
The number of confirmed cases worldwide has surpassed 775,300 while the death toll is over 37,000 and more than 164,400 have recovered, according to data compiled by the U.S.-based Johns Hopkins University.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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