Struggling for justice for her son Oğuz Arda Sel and 24 others who lost their lives in the Çorlu Train Massacre in 2018, Mısra Öz has been taken out of intensive care, where she was treated for COVID-19.

According to Turkey’s Health Ministry, 347 people died of coronavirus and over 38 thousand people tested positive with over 260 thousand tests conducted in a day. 3,590 COVID-19 patients are reportedly in a critical condition.

The number of cases in İstanbul, the hardest-hit city of the country, had dropped by 20 percent recently, according to the health minister.

The Scientific Advisory Board of the İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İMM) has stated that “after March 1, 2021, 3 thousand 424 additional deaths occurred in the city”, raising concerns that “71.4 percent of ICUs are full as of April 19.”

According to Turkey’s Health Ministry, 354 people died of coronavirus and over 54 thousand people tested positive in a day. Health Minister Fahrettin Koca has also addressed the public following the Science Board meeting.

The association has released the result of its monthly survey among family doctors.

The number of vaccine doses administered er 100 people is significantly lower in predominantly Kurdish-populated provinces compared to other parts of the country.

President Erdoğan has announced that short time work allowance payments will be made in all sectors in April, May and June 2021. Introduced amid the pandemic, the payment was ended on March 31, 2021.

Bilal Ekşi, the CEO of Turkish Airlines, has announced that the passengers who receive negative PCR tests 72 hours prior to departure will be allowed to enter Turkey.

Turkish Medical Association’s Family Medicine Branch Chair Kırımlı says, “We know that Sinovac vaccine is less effective in the face of virus variants. While mutations are so widespread, it needs to be considered to vaccinate health workers again.”

Issuing a circular, the Ministry of Interior has announced that this week’s weekend curfew will also be in effect on April 23 Children’s Day, an official holiday. The curfew will begin at 7 p.m. on April 22 and be in force until 5 a.m. on April 26.

According to official data, 362 people have lost their lives due to COVID-19 in a day. While the number of daily cases has been announced as 61,967, the number of critically ill patients is reportedly 3,398.

The company's license was not renewed after the felling of hundreds of thousands of trees on the Ida Mountains caused a public backlash.

Reminding the public about the Health Ministry’s announcement about the new phase of COVID-19 vaccination, the TTB has announced that the vaccination appointment system has been closed shortly after this announcement.

According to official data, 346 people have lost their lives due to COVID-19 in a day. While the number of daily cases has been announced as 61,028, the number of critically ill patients is reportedly 3,375.

The results of a survey conducted by Ipsos in 30 countries have shown that Turkey is the country which has seen the highest decline in its citizens’ emotional and mental health during coronavirus outbreak.

According to the “Statistics on Child” released by the state agency TurkStat, children constitute 27.2 percent of Turkey’s population. The rate of labor force participation among children aged 15-17 is 16.2 percent.

Ten percent of the respondents said girls are ready for marriage after reaching puberty.

Underlining that the process will not be limited to COVID-19, the TTB has announced that it has reorganized its COVID-19 Monitoring Board as the Pandemic Working Group. There are software developers and social scientists in the new group.

The İHD has announced that a refugee who has international protection status is not given his prematurely born baby since he cannot meet the treatment expenses. He has noted that all applications to the public hospital have remained inconclusive.