ANKARA, June 23 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey, on Monday, started to impose fines of up to 900 liras (131 U.S. dollars), on those who don’t wear face masks in public places, as part of the measures to curb the spread of COVID-19.
The measure came, after a slight increase in new cases, covering outdoor spaces, as well as, shops and restaurants in 81 provinces of Turkey.
Turkey confirmed 1,212 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number in the country to 188,897, Health Minister, Fahrettin Koca, announced, Monday.
Meanwhile, 24 more died from the virus, taking the death toll to 4,974, while 1,293 patients recovered in the past 24 hours, raising the total number of recoveries to 161,533, the minister tweeted.
Koca also said, 41,413 tests were conducted over the day, increasing the overall number of tests to 2,986,653.
Turkey is currently treating 846 patients in intensive care units, with 345 being intubated, he added.– NNN-ANADOLU
