pandemic that originated in China in December 2019 [1]. It had spread all over Turkey in
March 2020, Istanbul being hit the hardest. As of 28 May 2020, the total number of confirmed
cases in the country is over 161,000 of which 124,400 have recovered and 4500 have died
[2]. The most common symptoms of COVID-19 are fever and cough, which can progress to
pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) or multi-organ failure [3] …