Covid-19: Turkey records highest new cases since April
Turkey registered 29,802 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, the highest daily average since 30 April, as the health ministry urged citizens to get vaccinated.
The country also recorded 228 deaths from the virus, health ministry data showed. Around 66.4 percent of the population in Turkey has been vaccinated, according to a Reuters Covid-19 tracker.
Health Minister Fahrettin Koca called on citizens to get the vaccine, follow personal hygiene and distancing measures.
The rise in Turkey's daily death toll since mid-July has been among the sharpest among countries in Europe and the Middle East, global data shows.
Turkey reopened schools to in-person education in September and removed most coronavirus measures over the summer. Ankara also began asking for negative PCR tests or proof of vaccination from teachers and from people attending certain public events.
On 21 September, the country logged 29,338 new cases, which, at the time, was the highest number of daily infections since April.
The health ministry has been touting the effectiveness of booster shots in adding a layer of protection against the disease, and is considering plans to give third vaccines starting in November.
Middle East Eye propose une couverture et une analyse indépendantes et incomparables du Moyen-Orient, de l’Afrique du Nord et d’autres régions du monde. Pour en savoir plus sur la reprise de ce contenu et les frais qui s’appliquent, veuillez remplir ce formulaire [en anglais]. Pour en savoir plus sur MEE, cliquez ici [en anglais].
