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Turkey sees less than 10,000 new COVID daily cases

Turkey sees less than 10,000 new COVID daily cases

Turkey on Thursday saw fewer than 10,000 new COVID-19 daily cases for the first time since March 1, said the country's health minister, marking a key milestone in the country’s fight against coronavirus. After a meeting of the …

Turkey starts talks to procure Russia's Sputnik-V vaccine

Turkey starts talks to procure Russia's Sputnik-V vaccine

Turkey has begun initial talks to procure the Sputnik-V vaccine from Russia, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said, adding Ankara would receive a total of 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from various suppliers by the end of May. …

Russia and Turkey discuss Sputnik V vaccine cooperation

Russia and Turkey discuss Sputnik V vaccine cooperation

Turkey and Russia discussed their cooperation in the area of health in light of the coronavirus pandemic, Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said.  "After a meeting with Russia’s ambassador to Turkey Aleksey Yerhov, …

Turkey reports over 9,800 new COVID-19 cases

Turkey reports over 9,800 new COVID-19 cases

Turkey reported 9,809 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, according to Health Ministry data. Among the fresh cases, 983 symptomatic patients were confirmed across the country. Turkey's overall case tally topped 2.34 …

Turkey reports over 10,000 more new COVID-19 cases

Turkey reports over 10,000 more new COVID-19 cases

A total of 10,220 COVID-19 cases, including 1,003 symptomatic patients, were confirmed across Turkey on Monday, according to Health Ministry data. Turkey’s overall case tally has crossed 2.33 million, including a death toll that …

Over 13,000 new COVID-19 cases reported in Turkey

Over 13,000 new COVID-19 cases reported in Turkey

Turkey on Monday reported over 13,000 daily COVID-19 infections.  According to Health Ministry data, the country confirmed 13,695 new cases, including 1,508 symptomatic patients. The tally of infections exceeded 2.26 million. …

Turkey records highest daily COVID-19 death toll

Turkey records highest daily COVID-19 death toll

Turkey on Monday reported 19,103 more COVID-19 infections and 254 new fatalities, the highest daily figure so far, over the past 24 hours, according to the Turkish Health Ministry data. The new cases include 3,412 symptomatic patients …

Istanbul mayor tests positive for Covid-19

Istanbul mayor tests positive for Covid-19

Istanbul’s mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, tested positive for coronavirus and has started treatment in hospital, municipality spokesman Murat Ongun said on Twitter, Bloomberg Quint informs. Imamoglu’s general health is good, Ongun said. The …

Turkey to begin tests of Russian anti-coronavirus vaccine?

Turkey to begin tests of Russian anti-coronavirus vaccine?

Turkey may soon issue a permit for tests of the Russian anti-coronavirus vaccine, Turkish Minister of Health Fahrettin Koca said. "We have received an inquiry concerning trials of the vaccine developed in Russia," TASS …

Turkey's COVID-19 recoveries near 225,000

Turkey's COVID-19 recoveries near 225,000

Turkey confirmed 1,193 additional cases of COVID-19, raising the tally to 241,997, according to the country's health minister Fahrettin Koca. "The daily test count is close to its highest level [so far] during the …

Kazakhstan and Turkey discuss resumption of flights

Kazakhstan and Turkey discuss resumption of flights

Ankara and Nur-Sultan discussed the possibility of resuming international flights between Kazakhstan and Turkey, the press service of the Kazakh Foreign Ministry reported. "In Ankara, the Kazakh delegation headed by Deputy Prime …

Turkey's COVID-19 tests pass 5m mark

Turkey's COVID-19 tests pass 5m mark

Turkey has run over 5 million coronavirus tests since its outbreak in the country in early March, the country's health minister Fahrettin Koca said. Health care professionals conducted 53,842 tests for COVID-19 over the past …