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Turkey reports 49,792 new coronavirus cases, 206 more deaths
Turkey's confirmed cases of the coronavirus increased by 49,792 in the past 24 hours, and 206 more people have died, the Health Ministry announced on Feb. 27.
The ministry's infographic said that some 69,845 patients recovered in the last 24 hours.
It also added that 394,263 tests were conducted over the past day.
Turkey reports 76,632 new coronavirus cases, 266 more deaths
Turkey's confirmed cases of the coronavirus increased by 76,632 in the past 24 hours, and 266 more people have died, the Health Ministry announced on Feb. 14.
The ministry's infographic said that some 74,936 patients recovered in the last 24 hours.
It also added that 438,553 tests were conducted over the past day.
Turkey donates 200,000 vaccine jabs to African countries
Turkey has donated 200,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Burkina Faso and Togo, two Western African countries where the effects of the pandemic have had more troubling consequences than the rest of the world, in a campaign by the Organization of Turkic States.
EMA approves use of Pfizer vaccine for children aged 5 to 11
The doses will be lower than for people over 12
Fully vaccinated allowed entry into US from November 8
Foreign travellers will need to prove that they have received both doses of the vaccine before traveling to the United States
Some 7.5 million adults unvaccinated in Turkey
Despite repeated calls from top government officials and experts, up to 7.5 million people aged 18 and above in Turkey have not yet received any doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, while another 6 million have skipped the third dose of the coronavirus jab.
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UK recognizes vaccines administered in Turkey
Fully vaccinated travelers from dozens of more countries, including Turkey, will not be required to self-isolate in the U.K. starting next week, the British government has announced.
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Number of jabs administered surpasses 110 million doses
The number of COVID-19 jabs administered in Turkey has surpassed 110 million doses, with over 72 percent of the adult population having been fully vaccinated.
Turkey among nations with most jabbed doses, says health minister
Turkey is among the top nations in the world in giving the most number of COVID-19 vaccines, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca has said.
Slovenia donates over 100,000 vaccine doses to Bosnia
Ljubljana – The government has approved a donation of 100,620 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against Covid-19 for Bosnia-Herzegovina.
The donation was approved at a correspondence session last night with the Health Ministry announcing the donation is meant as Slovenia’s humanitarian aid to Bosnia-Herzegovina in coping with the pandemic.