ISTANBUL: Turkey’s daily COVID-19 death toll hit a record high for a fifth consecutive day at 177, data from the Health Ministry showed on Friday.
Turkey also recorded a new high of 29,845 coronavirus infections in the space of 24 hours, including asymptomatic ones, on Friday. However, from July until Wednesday, Ankara had only reported symptomatic cases, of which there were 6,592 on Friday. The total number of deaths stood at 13,191.
Historical data and the cumulative number of all cases were not available.
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Turkey announces record coronavirus death toll for fifth consecutive day
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Turkey announces record coronavirus death toll for fifth consecutive day
- From July until Wednesday, Ankara had only reported symptomatic cases
US authorizes the departure of some embassy personnel from Israel due to safety risks
- The United States has authorized the departure of some embassy personnel and their families from Israel due to safety risks, the US embassy said in a post on X on Friday
REUTERS: The United States has authorized the departure of some embassy personnel and their families from Israel due to safety risks, the US embassy said in a post on X on Friday.
It said the US embassy could further restrict US government employees and their families from traveling to certain areas of Israel, Jerusalem’s Old City and the West Bank without advance notice, and advised US citizens to consider leaving Israel while commercial flights remain available.
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