Turkey logged 340 coronavirus-related deaths and 25,980 new cases in the last 24 hours, Health Ministry data showed the third day of a nationwide lockdown, including curfews, closed schools and many shuttered businesses.
Turkey ranks fourth globally in daily cases based on a seven-day average, according to a Reuters tally, down from second briefly last month.
After easing measures in early March, President Tayyip Erdogan’s government reversed course as infections surged to record highs.—Agencies
