FILE PHOTO: A Turkish citizen prays as she visits Eyup Sultan Mosque, after seniors over 65 years old, who are not allowed to go out of their houses, had been exempted from curfew for 6 hours amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Istanbul, Turkey, May 17, 2020. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey does not risk a second wave of infections from the new coronavirus at the moment and it is preparing to start controlled "medical tourism" with 31 countries as of Wednesday, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said.
"If we continue to abide by the rules of social distancing, wearing a mask and a limited social life, then we don't see a risk of second wave," Koca told a press conference on Wednesday.
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