For the first time since the disease spread to Turkey, the Health Minister announced the exact number of tests performed so far.

Minister of Health has announced that 12 more people have lost their lives and 277 new Covid-19 cases have been diagnosed in Turkey in the last 24 hours. Accordingly, the death toll has increased to 21 and the number of cases to 947.

I am not so gifted in music. Neither do a I have a balcony at my house, nor do I hold a tambourine in my hand. I still want to be an ungifted member of this resistance orchestra. I am not alone. You are not alone. We are stronger. We are more resistant.

As part of coronavirus measures, the Ministry of Interior has restricted citizens who are 65 years and older and who have chronic diseases from going out in public and walking in open areas such as parks and gardens as of this midnight.

Turkey has now suspended flights to and from 68 countries and tightened measures regarding hotels and restaurants.

After İstanbul mayor complained that more than 100 thousand older people use public transport daily, a district municipality has removed park benches to discourage the elderly from going out during the pandemic.

Health Minister Koca has announced that five more people have died of Covid-19 and 311 new cases have been diagnosed in the last 24 hours. With this latest announcement, the death toll has increased to nine and the number of cases to 670.

The ministry should be more transparent and eliminate risks faced by healthcare workers, according to a statement by medical experts.

Lawyers and rights defenders have been calling on the government to reduce the number of inmates since the beginning of the outbreak, noting the overcrowding in prisons.

Students who went to Ireland for language education are now staying in difficult conditions in the country, waiting for help.

While Minister of Interior Süleyman Soylu has announced that 9,800 people are currently in Covid-19 quarantine in Turkey, 64 people have been detained over their social media messages about the virus so far, according to Interior Ministry.

As Pazarkule Border Gate has been closed due to coronavirus, the refugees waiting there to cross into Greece are now sent to other cities, some of them have been stranded at İstanbul Esenler Bus Terminal, says Candan from Migrant Solidarity Network.

Upon calls under the hashtag #SağlıkEmekçileriİçin1Dakika (1 Minute for Health Laborers), citizens from across the country applauded health workers for a minute at 9 p.m. for their help and struggle against coronavirus.

The number of cases has increased to 359, the Health Minister has announced.

The Health Minister has confirmed that an ex-general who died on Monday had Covid-19.

The Health Minister has briefed the parliament on the latest developments regarding the coronavirus outbreak.

Economist Kubilay has spoken to bianet about the economic measures announced by President Erdoğan: “It was the public institutions that should have shouldered the responsibility. Companies were taken into consideration, not citizens.”

After Internist Prof. Cemil Taşçıoğlu and Pulmonologist Prof. Bülent Tutluoğlu have tested positive for Covid-19, we have consulted with Turkish Medical Association (TTB) Chair Prof. Dr. Sinan Adıyaman about the conditions of health workers.

Ankara University opened an inquiry into a meeting where Dr. Çınar said there were thousands of Covid-19 cases in Turkey.

Prisoners can be put under house arrest to reduce the prison population, 33 bar associations have said in a joint statement.