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Turkey orders 48-hour curfew in 31 cities
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], April 11 (ANI): Turkey has imposed a 48-hour curfew in 31 provinces beginning at midnight as part of measures to stem the spread of COVID-19, the country's interior ministry announced on Friday (local time).
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Turkey starts testing plasma therapy as potential COVID-19 treatment
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], April 7 (Sputnik/ANI): Turkey has started testing plasma therapy as a possible treatment for the coronavirus disease, Turkish Red Crescent Society President Kerem Kinik said on Tuesday.
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73 new deaths, 3, 135 fresh cases of COVID-19 in 24 hours in Turkey
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], April 6 (ANI): Turkey on Sunday reported 73 new deaths from the coronavirus and a surge of 3,135 in the number of confirmed cases bringing up the national tally to 27,069 from the pandemic.
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Turkey reports 3,013 new COVID-19 cases, 76 deaths in 24 hours
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Ankara[Turkey], April 5 (Sputnik/ANI): COVID-19 continues to spread through Turkey as a further 3,013 new cases of the disease and 76 more deaths have been reported on Saturday, the country's Minister of Health Fahrettin Koca announced.
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76 new COVID-19 deaths in past 24 hours, toll crosses 500
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], April 5 (ANI): Turkey on Friday confirmed 76 new deaths due to the coronavirus outbreak in the country in the past 24 hours, bringing the total death toll to 501.
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Iran's coronavirus cases top 53,000 as Turkey's total surpasses 20,000
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran] Apr 4 (Xinhua/ANI): The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Iran climbed to 53,183 on Friday, as the total of confirmed cases in Turkey rose to 20,921.
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MEA has identified suppliers to increase availability of logistic items in
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Mar 31 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs has identified suppliers from South Korea, Turkey and Vietnam to increase the availability of logistic items needed in the battle against coronavirus, Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
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COVID-19: Istanbul police confiscate 1 Million counterfeit masks
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Ankara[Turkey], Mar 24 (Sputnik/ANI): The Istanbul police have confiscated 1 million makeshift masks worth about $500,000, local media reported on Tuesday against the backdrop of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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Turkish institutions 'take steps in coordination' to combat COVID-19
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Ankara[Turkey], Mar 24 (ANI): Turkish authorities and institutions continue taking steps in coordination to stem the spread of the coronavirus in the country, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday.
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Turkey reports first death from coronavirus
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Mar 18 (ANI): Turkish Health Ministry on Tuesday reported the first death from novel coronavirus in the country, while 51 additional cases were diagnosed, raising the tally to 98.
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Erdogan assured Turkey wants to remain member of NATO: Merkel
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Berlin [Germany], Mar 18 (Sputnik/ANI): German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday after a video conference with Turkish, French and UK leaders that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had assured that Ankara was eager to remain a NATO member.
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Erdogan sought to downplay coronavirus spread over fear of tourism industr
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Mar 17 (ANI): Turkish Health Ministry remained in denial of the existing cases of coronavirus in the country despite evidence showing confirmed cases having travel history to Turkey, as authorities silenced whistleblowers and used media to push the narrative of the co
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