Turkey inaugurates new mega-hospital for COVID-19 patients in Istanbul

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attends the opening ceremony of the Basaksehir City Hospital via video conference in Istanbul, Turkey, on April 20, 2020. The first phase of a new mega-hospital, which will be used for treating COVID-19 patients, was inaugurated on Monday in Istanbul. The death toll of the virus in Turkey climbed to 2,017 and the confirmed cases totaled 86,306 on Sunday, according to the latest figures of the Health Ministry. (Xinhua)