Responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in June

Turkey will lift the indoor face mask mandate fully within 10 days, an expert from the Health Ministry's Science Board has said.

"Daily infections decrease day by day, and this is a great achievement [against the coronavirus]," Nurettin Yiyit told İhlas News Agency.

The worst of the COVID-19 pandemic is over for Turkey, and people should not worry anymore, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca has said.

The Health Ministry's Science Board, which advises the government on the pandemic, will have an important meeting next week in which members will discuss the use of face masks in schools, Koca told reporters on April 14.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Wednesday that laws requiring people in England with COVID-19 to self-isolate could be lifted by the end of the month, bringing an end to all domestic coronavirus restrictions.

One in ten people in the WHO European Region will be infected with COVID-19 by the end of this week. This was stated by the regional director of the organization Hans Kluge at a briefing.

The Netherlands has further tightened anti-epidemic measures since Sunday, November 28, limiting the opening hours of bars, restaurants and most shops, reports AFP.

Wearing a mask is the most effective measure to protect public health from the coronavirus, reducing the incidence by 53%. This shows the latest international study on the effectiveness of this product.

Russian health authorities on Tuesday registered a new record daily increase in deaths due to the coronavirus, with 1,178 people dying in the last 24 hours after contracting Covid-19. In 12 of the last 15 days, Russia has reported record coronavirus mortality.

The United States placed Bulgaria and Norway in the last, fourth category, with a very high risk of travel due to the new coronavirus, informs CNN.

So far, both countries have been in the penultimate, third category.

Fourth category are countries with more than 500 coronavirus cases per 100,000 population in the last 28 days.

The easing of restrictions on domestic activity and international travel will aid the economy

Turkey is at a critical juncture in the pandemic, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca has warned as the number of daily COVID-19 cases continue to increase, calling on people to observe social distancing and other anti-virus measures.