Turkey’s coronavirus circumstances overtake Iran, highest in Middle East

Turkey’s confirmed coronavirus circumstances have risen to 82,329, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca mentioned on Saturday, overtaking neighbouring Iran for the primary time to register the best whole within the Middle East.

An enhance of three,783 circumstances within the final 24 hours additionally pushed Turkey’s confirmed tally inside a couple of hundred of China, the place the novel coronavirus first emerged.

Koca mentioned 121 extra folks have died, taking the loss of life toll to 1,890. A complete of 10,453 folks have recovered from coronavirus to this point, and the variety of exams carried out over the previous 24 hours got here to 40,520, the minister mentioned.

The Interior Ministry additionally mentioned it was extending restrictions on journey between 31 cities for an additional 15 days beginning at midnight on Saturday.