Turkey is prepared for all possible scenarios amid the global coronavirus pandemic, said Turkey's president in a live televised address on Wednesday.

Axar.az reports citing Turkish media.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey was one of the first countries to take precautions against the novel coronavirus and that the country currently had 165,000 doctors, 205,000 nurses, 490,000 medical officials and 360,000 support staff.

Assuring that the government would always stand by tradesmen and craftsmen, Erdogan said the unemployment fund and credit guarantee fund would be strengthened.