Turkey requires negative PCR test results from all int'l passengers


ISTANBUL, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) -- Turkey obliged all international airway passengers flying to Turkey to present a negative COVID-19 test result as of Dec. 28, Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca announced on Friday.

Koca said in a written statement that all travelers coming from abroad should submit negative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test results carried out within the last 72 hours before boarding.

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