The possibility of coronavirus reaching Turkey is very high although no cases have been reported so far, the country's health minister said Tuesday, reports Anadolu.

"The possibility of this epidemic in Turkey is very high. We can just say this: The virus has not been detected yet [in Turkey]," Fahrettin Koca told parliament's Health Committee in the capital Ankara. 

Koca urged the public to take precautions against the virus in the coming month.

"We should limit human touch, travel abroad as little as possible, self-quarantine ourselves, and take special care of the elderly," he added.

Last month, Turkey closed its border gates with Iran, one of the countries that is the worst hit by coronavirus, and cancelled all flights to the country.