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Coronavirus Death Toll in Turkey Surpasses 1,400


Tue 14 Apr 2020 | 08:19 PM
Mohamed Helba

The Ministry of Health in Turkey on Tuesday revealed that the Coronavirus cases in the country reached 65111.

"4062 new cases have been reported during the last twenty-four hours in Turkey," the ministry said in a statement.

It also registered 107 new deaths, taking the death toll to 1,403.

"Up to 4799 cases have recovered so far ," the ministry concluded.

Several world countries have tightened restrictions on movement and travel, with the aim of curbing the spread of the Coronavirus, and some have pledged billions of dollars in economic stimulus programs to reduce the economic repercussions of the crisis.

More than 120,000 people have died so far worldwide because of the coronavirus pandemic, and 1.9 million people have been infected with the COVID-19 as the cases continue to rise around the world.

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a global pandemic as the new virus has rapidly spread to more than 121,000 people from Asia to the Middle East, Europe, and the United States.

More cases of the virus, which causes respiratory disease COVID-19, continue to emerge, with outbreaks in South Korea, Italy, and Iran.

People across the globe partake in self-isolation for 14 days as an effective precautionary measure to protect those around them and themselves from contracting COVID-19.