Interior Ministry: 227 Residential Areas in 58 Provinces in Quarantine

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As part of the measures against the coronavirus pandemic , quarantines have been imposed on 227 residential areas in 58 provinces, the Interior Ministry said today (April 15).

The areas are home to some 250 thousand people, said a ministry statement, but did not supply further details.

The ministry also said it is lifting quarantine measures on 41 residential areas in 14 provinces of the country.

Turkey on Tuesday confirmed 107 more deaths from the novel coronavirus in the country over the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 1,403. The total number of registered coronavirus cases surged to 65,111. Also, a total of 4,799 people have so far recovered and been discharged from hospitals. (TP/VK)