Turkey's Daily COVID-19 Deaths Hit a Record High of 141

World

November 20th, 5:41pm

Asharq Al-Awsat

Backdropped by the Süleymaniye Mosque, people wearing protective masks to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus walk on the Golden Horn Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey, Nov. 16, 2020. (AP)

Turkey’s daily death toll from the coronavirus hit a record high of 141 on Friday, according to data from the Health Ministry, as the country braced for nationwide measures amid a surge in cases in recent weeks. The data showed 5,103 new COVID-19 patients were recorded in the country, while the overall death toll rose to 12,084. Since July, Ankara has only reported symptomatic COVID-19 patients, a move critics say hides the true scale of the outbreak. On Tuesday, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the tighter restrictions, including the introduction of weekend curfews and limitations on the opening hours of restaurants, cafes and shopping malls.

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