International Health Services Inc.

The Turkish defense giant Aselsan signed an agreement worth $31.3 million with the International Health Services Inc. for the production of mechanical ventilators.

"Within the scope of the agreement, mid-level intensive care mechanical ventilator order is given to Aselsan," the defense firm announced on June 10. 

Devices will be delivered this year, it noted.

Turkey's hospitals are largely expected to return their normal operations and start to receive regular patients as of June 1 in line with the government's plan to ease some of the measures imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus outbreak.

Turkey will accept patients from 31 countries as of May 20 as it loosens coronavirus restrictions, according to the country's Health Ministry.

An official letter from the ministry lists acceptance conditions for patients, entry to the country, admission to hospital, treatment, discharge and isolation rules.