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Turkey sends Chinese home for suspected coronavirus infection

ANKARA, Jan 24 (KUNA) -- Turkish Minister of Health Fahrettin Koca said on Friday his country's authorities sent home a Chinese woman suspected of being infected with coronavirus.
Official Anadolu news agency quoted the minister as saying the local authorities, employing thermal cameras at airports, began screening travelers coming from China.
The ministry has issued guidelines on how to cope with coronavirus cases.
Chinese authorities declared earlier today 25 people in the country died due to the virus and 830 others were infected with the epidemic. (end) rs.rk