Turkish Ministry of Health calls for strict measures due to rising number of COVID infections

Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca urged citizens to get vaccinated and introduce stricter measures due to the increase in the number of people infected with covid-19 in the country.

“We must move from flexibility to strict precautions,” he tweeted, also stating the need to get the first dose of the vaccine for those who have not yet been vaccinated.

According to the minister, on July 23, 11,094 cases of infection were detected in Turkey. According to official figures, this is the highest figure since May 19, when the authorities reported 11.5 thousand infected. The increase in the number of cases began in mid-July, before that, 4-5 thousand cases of infection per day were confirmed in the country.

According to the Ministry of Health, 39.26 million Turkish citizens received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, more than 22 million received the second dose. Minister of Culture and Tourism of the Republic Mehmet Nuri Ersoy previously called the vaccination of all citizens of the country a priority. “If it accelerates, then Turkey will fully return to normal life. And the longer it drags on, the longer normalization will take,” the minister said.