Travel restrictions on Chinese tourists reveal West's political manipulation: Turkish expert

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Travel restrictions on Chinese tourists reveal West's political manipulation: Turkish expert

STORY: Travel restrictions on Chinese tourists reveal West's political manipulation: Turkish expert DATELINE: Jan. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:33 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of travellers 2. various of street scenes in some European countries 3. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): BULENT ERTUGRUL, Expert from Reyap Hospital, Istanbul STORYLINE: A leading Turkish specialist on infectious diseases said some Western countries' travel restrictions on Chinese tourist arrivals are based on political calculations. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): BULENT ERTUGRUL, Expert from Reyap Hospital, Istanbul "COVID-19 is no longer just a public health issue. It has also been turned into a political issue and an economic problem. Until recently, the number of (COVID-19) cases in Germany, France, and England was fairly high. I'm not even talking about the United States, as the situation there was even worse. Therefore, countries that have long lifted such restrictions among themselves - with the number of cases not

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