ISTANBUL, May 3 (Xinhua) -- A bookstore in Turkey's biggest city Istanbul has recently decided to gift everyone who makes an online order a book by a Chinese doctor on the COVID-19 pandemic, the press office of the Istanbul municipality told Xinhua on Sunday.
The book Prevention and Control of COVID-19 written by Zhang Wenhong was selected by Istanbul Bookstore owned by the municipality as the best suitable gift for its customers during these quarantine days, the press office said.
In a video posted on his Twitter account on Saturday, Ekrem Imamoglu, mayor of Istanbul, presented the book to readers, saying Zhang's experiences would be particularly helpful for Turkish people in their fight against the coronavirus.
"I think these experiences are extremely significant as they were obtained in advance," Imamoglu said, referring to the fact the COVID-19 was seen and defeated in China.
Zhang is leading a expert team of medical treatment to fight in the COVID-19 epidemic in Shanghai.
The book provides useful guidance on the prevention and control of COVID-19 in different places such as homes, outdoors and workplaces, according to the website of the World Scientific Publishing company.
Ulas Ozan Sapan, an Istanbul resident, said he had decided to order several books from Istanbul Bookstore so that he would get the guideline book as well.
"It would be great for me to learn more about the fight against this pandemic from a Chinese professional who was at the core of the pandemic," Sapan told Xinhua.
"I have many questions in mind about our adaptation process to the life outside once the limitations would be lifted," he said.
"I believe the book will provide all these details after we all saw China's success in defeating the virus," the Turkish citizen noted. Enditem
