The Government of Turkey confirmed late on Wednesday that the Eurasian country has registered for the first time more than 54,000 cases of coronavirus , the first time that it exceeds the threshold of 50,000 daily infections since the start of the pandemic.
The Turkish Ministry of Health detailed on its website that during the last 24 hours 54,570 infections and 276 deaths have been detected, which places the totals at 3,633,925 and 32,943, respectively, amid a rebound in cases during the last weeks.
He also added that 3,194,978 people have recovered so far from COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus , including 35,503 during the previous day, before noting that there are currently 2,604 people in serious condition.
The Turkish Medical Association (TTB) has criticized the Government of the country’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan , for the increase in cases and has criticized the president for holding public events in closed places despite the spread of the virus. German news agency DPA.
The Turkish authorities announced on April 2 the reimposition of the confinement during the weekends due to the rebound in infections, although the measure will have a variable duration depending on the level of risk in each province.