ANKARA (Reuters) – The coronavirus outbreak in Turkey has shown a nationwide rise again, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Friday, following a recent surge in daily patient numbers.
Speaking to reporters in the northwestern province of Bursa, Koca said 40% of total cases across the country were reported in Istanbul, where cases were five times more than those in the capital Ankara.
A senior official said on Wednesday Turkey was mulling reimposing some measures to stem the resurgence of cases such as stay-home orders for younger and older people or even weekend lockdowns, but will avoid throttling the economic recovery.
(Reporting by Tuvan Gumrukcu; Editing by Daren Butler)
