ANKARA – Turkey on Sunday passed 25,000 COVID-19-related deaths since the start of the outbreak in March, the health ministry said.A toll of 140 new fatalities saw the total figure rise to 25,073.
Turkey has recorded more than 2.4 million infections since the first case was recorded on March 11.The government reintroduced restrictions at the start of December, including weekday evening curfews and weekend lockdowns, to stem another surge of infections.Restaurants and cafes have been restricted to takeout services, weddings and funerals are limited to 30 people and people over age 65 and under 20 are banned from using public transport.“We all observe that the street restrictions are having a great impact on both the number of cases and the.