Impact of Overlapping Disaster in Turkey: COVID-19 Pandemic and Wildfires

ABSTRACT

The current pandemic has highlighted the vulnerability of healthcare systems all over the world. Turkey experienced more than 130 brutal episodes of wildfires of history. According to a report, eight people died, more than 50 were hospitalized, and thousands of residents and tourists were evacuated. The wildfire impacted the healthcare facilities of Turkey directly as well as indirectly, exerting extra strain on an already overburdened system. In this article, we made some recommendations to combat the catastrophe aiming to unburden the healthcare system of Turkey.