ISTANBUL — Turkey’s health ministry on Saturday reported fewer than 20,000 new coronavirus cases in the previous 24 hours, a first since mid-March and 10 days into a lockdown. The health ministry data shows 18,052 new cases and 281 new Covid deaths. The plunge in new cases has been equally sharp, dropping to fewer than 24,000 as of Saturday. The seven-day average peaked on May 2 at more than 355 and has now dropped to just over 320. Day-care centers and kindergartens are open only for the children of workers exempt from the curfew.

Source: New York Times May 09, 2021 17:48 UTC