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Turkey establishes 5 PCR testing labs to diagnose coronavirus cases in northern Syria

by DAILY SABAH WITH AA

ISTANBUL Jan 08, 2021 - 11:37 am GMT+3
A medical worker and a man are seen at one of the five PCR testing labs established by Turkey to diagnose coronavirus infections in northern Syria's Tal Abyad and Ras al-Ain districts, Jan. 7, 2020. (AA Photo)
A medical worker and a man are seen at one of the five PCR testing labs established by Turkey to diagnose coronavirus infections in northern Syria's Tal Abyad and Ras al-Ain districts, Jan. 7, 2020. (AA Photo)
by DAILY SABAH WITH AA Jan 08, 2021 11:37 am
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Turkey has established five polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing labs to diagnose coronavirus infections in northern Syria, local authorities said Thursday.

The Şanlıurfa Governorate of southeastern Turkey said in a statement that its Syria Support and Coordination Center worked with the Assistance Coordination Unit, a Şanlıurfa-based nongovernmental organization (NGO), to establish testing labs in the Tal Abyad and Ras al-Ain districts that were cleared of the PKK terrorist group’s Syrian branch, the YPG, during Turkey's Operation Peace Spring.

Officials seeking entry into Turkey after staying in Syria for more than 15 days are required to be tested at these centers and will have to show their test results at the border gate.

On Oct. 9, 2019, Turkey launched Operation Peace Spring to eliminate YPG terrorists from northern Syria east of the Euphrates river to secure Turkey's borders, aid in the safe return of Syrian refugees and ensure Syria's territorial integrity.

Since then, Turkey has reached agreements with both the U.S. and Russia to force the terrorist group to withdraw from the planned terror-free zone. The YPG, however, has continued to carry out attacks in the region despite pulling out of those areas under a deal reached by Turkey and the U.S. in October 2019.

Since the successful completion of Operation Peace Spring, the Turkish military and some institutions have implemented a wider range of measures to eradicate traces of terrorism in the liberated Ras al-Ain and Tal Abyad districts by repairing hospitals and schools, demining the region and, most recently, providing vital COVID-19 aid.

Tal Abyad and Ras al-Ain, together with other liberated areas, have been put back on the road to normalization with Turkey's rebuilding efforts. Citizens frequently voice that daily life is getting better as a result of the reconstruction and infrastructure work.

In its more than 40-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK – listed as a terrorist group by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU – has been responsible for the deaths of nearly 40,000 people, including women, children and infants.

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