The country's death toll has reached 10,402 with 76 new fatalities.

The number of patients in critical condition has increased to 2,177.

Minister Soylu and his family have been hospitalized after feeling sick.

A 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit Turkey's Aegean province of İzmir at 2.51 p.m. today (October 30). As of 9.45 a.m. on October 31, 25 people have lost their lives and 804 people have been wounded in the earthquake.

Minister of Health Fahrettin Koca has announced that they contacted the World Health Organization (WHO) through diplomatic channels and recommended that the year 2021 should be declared the ‘Year of Health Workers’ across the world.

Elected Prime Minister multiple times in the 1990s, Mesut Yılmaz died of lung cancer at the age of 73. He had been fighting cancer since January 2019.

Health Ministry has announced that Turkey’s coronavirus death toll has risen to 10,099 and the total number of patients to 370,832. 72 people have died of the virus and the number of new patients has been announced as 2,319 in the last 24 hours.

"If we don't control the situation in İstanbul, the pandemic will no longer be manageable," Minister Koca has said, noting that the metropolis has 40 percent of all cases in the country.

A recent study by the United Public Workers Confederation has shown that vegetable prices have increased by nearly 50 percent over the last 10 months.

Amid an increase in Covid-19 cases, the ministry has banned healthcare staff from taking leave and resigning.

The Ministry of Health has announced that Turkey’s coronavirus death toll has risen to 9,950 and the total number of patients to 366,208. 76 people have died of the virus and the number of new patients has been announced as 2,209 in the last 24 hours.

More than 20,000 personnel have been involved firefighting, Minister Pakdemirli has said.