Fifth lawmaker at Turkish Parliament tests positive for COVID-19

Felicity Party (Saadet) deputy Abdulkadir Karaduman said on July 20 that he was admitted to the hospital for COVID-19. The deputy marks the fifth infection among Turkey's lawmakers.

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Islamist Felicity Party (Saadet) deputy from central Anatolian Konya Abdulkadir Karaduman is hospitalized for COVID-19, he said on July 20.

"I tested positive for COVID-19 at the hospital where I reported extreme fatigue and a fever," Karaduman tweeted.

The deputy said that he would be receiving treatment in the hospital "for a while" and that he would "get better in a few days inshallah."

Karaduman thanked everyone for their calls and prayers.

The deputy is became the fifth among his coworkers to test positive for the illness.

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