Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks at the opening session of the 16th Conference of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Parliamentary Union in Istanbul, Turkey, on Dec. 10, 2021. (Xinhua)
ANKARA, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that he tested positive for the COVID-19.
Erdogan tweeted that he was infected by the Omicron variant of the virus.
The president said that he and his wife were having mild symptoms of the COVID-19, adding that he will continue his work at home.
The number of daily COVID-19 cases in Turkey has nearly doubled since early January, as the Omicron variant cases rapidly increased across the country.
Turkey's COVID-19 cases have been hovering around the threshold of 100,000 for the last four days, according to the Turkish health ministry.
People wearing face masks walk on a street in Ankara, Turkey, on Oct. 30, 2021. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)
Gene-sequence sampling has found that almost all of Turkey's recent COVID-19 cases were caused by the Omicron variant, Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Wednesday.
Turkey on Friday reported 111,157 new COVID-19 cases, its highest daily figure of the pandemic, raising its tally of infections to 12,051,852.
The death toll from the virus in Turkey rose by 156 to 83,231, while 25,502 more people recovered in the last 24 hours.■
