COVID-19 Pandemic and the Global Perspective of Turkish Thoracic Society.
Nurdan KokturkBahriye Oya İtilGöksel AltınışıkNalan AdıgüzelMetin AkgünLevent AkyıldızSedat AltınHuseyin ArikanGüngör AteşNadiye Pınar AyNilüfer AykaçCenk BabayiğitPınar BostanGuzin CinelHaluk Celaleddin ÇalışırPınar ÇelikPelin Duru ÇetinkayaElif DagliAhmet Uğur DemirCanan DemirÖner DikensoyEbru Çakır EdisOsman ElbekMünevver ErdinçBegüm ErganAyşegül Füsun EyüboğluBilun GemiciogluTuncay GokselSelim Şakir Erkmen GülhanÖkkeş GültekinCanan Gündüz GürkanAlev GürgünYavuz HavlucuOzen K BasogluSait KarakurtZuhal KarakurtOğuz KılınçAli KocabaşSeval KulBenan MüsellimSibel NaycıMetin ÖzkanÖzgün PınarerCüneyt SaltürkAbdulsamet SandalAbdullah SayinerElif ŞenGökçen Ömeroğlu SimsekBülent Taner KaradağFatma Tokgoz AkyilZehra Nur ToreyinEyüp Sabri UçanFiliz Çağla Uyanusta KüçükAyhan VarolYeşim YasinTekin YildizAyşe Arzu YorgancioğluHasan Bayramnull nullPublished in: Turkish thoracic journal (2020)
It has been more than 3 months now since the first case of COVID-19 was reported in Turkey. Globally, the number of confirmed cases and deaths reached 9,653,048 and 491,128 respectively, as reported by 216 countries by June 27, 2020. Turkey had 1,396 new cases, 194,511 total cases, and 5,065 deaths by the same date. From the first case until today, the Turkish Thoracic Society (TTS) has been very proactive in educating doctors, increasing public awareness, undertaking academic studies, and assisting with public health policies. In the present report, social, academic, and management perspectives of the pandemic are presented under appropriate subtitles. During this critical public health crisis, TTS has once again demonstrated its readiness and constructive stance by supporting public health, healthcare workers, and the environment. This review summarizes the perspective of TTS on each aspect of the COVID-19 pandemic and casts light on its contributions.