China News Service, June 16 (Xinhua)-According to a report by the "Central News Agency", after the relaxation of the epidemic prevention ban in Turkey this month, the number of newly confirmed cases in a single day has shown an upward trend for 5 consecutive days since the 11th, and the already controlled epidemic has once again started alarm.
Turkish Health Minister Kogia said on social media on the evening of the 15th, "The number of new cases is 30 more than yesterday, and the number of intensive care patients and intubation patients has increased by 5 and 1 respectively, and the increased cases are concentrated in specific areas. ."
Data map: Turkish streets under the epidemic.
He said, "We are deviating from the goal. Blind optimism is our weakness", "If we observe the rules of wearing masks and maintaining social distance at the same time, we can control the spread of the virus."
According to the epidemic data released by the Turkish Ministry of Health on the evening of the 15th, the country has added 1,592 confirmed cases of new crowns in the past 24 hours, with a total of nearly 180,000 confirmed cases and a cumulative death of more than 4,800 cases.
According to reports, the number of new cases in Turkey on a single day has been continuously below 1,000 since May 30. After the Turkish authorities lifted almost all epidemic prevention bans since June, the number of new cases has started to increase. Recently, the number of new cases in the country has exceeded 1,000 for several consecutive days.