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Old 08-11-2020, 09:21 PM   #247 (permalink)
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greekcitytimes.com:Up to 3,000 Turks infected with coronavirus during Hagia Sophia’s opening as a mosque
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Some 3,000 people are believed to have been infected with the coronavirus during the ceremony of Hagia Sophia’s conversion into a mosque on July 24, a Turkish public health expert at a leading university said on Saturday according to Ahval News.

Ahval News, who quoted the Turkish-language ANKA, quoted associate professor at Ankara’s Hacettepe University, Dr Sarp Üner, as saying.

“A simple calculation shows that there would be 1,000 patients there… If we consider the transmission rate, those patients would have infected between 2,000 to 3,000 others,’’ Üner said. “I believe that the gathering will increase the cases in Istanbul.’’

Although only 1,000 guests were permitted inside Hagia Sophia during the conversion ceremony, thousands more spilled out into the courtyard and surrounding area.

Those inside Hagia Sophia practiced social distancing and wore masks, but outside was a completely different story.
That's rough calculation. Infected equals the masked and distanced insiders vs some unknown number outside. Plus an R0 of 3.
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The high infection rate for those who attended Hagia Sophia’s conversion ceremony was revealed after the Muezzin of Hagia Sophia, the one appointed to lead and recite the Islamic call to prayer, died suddenly.

Osman Aslan who was assigned to Hagia Sophia died of a heart attack, as reported by Greek City Times.

In the statement made by the Mufti’s of Constantinople, “Our Kagithane District Uhud Mosque passed away due to a heart attack during the voluntary guidance service in Hagia Sophia Mosque. We extend our condolences to his family and relatives.”
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