Fahrettin Koca
Turkey in talks to buy more COVID-19 vaccines, says health minister
Talks are underway to increase the amount of COVID-19 vaccines to be delivered to Turkey, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca has said, adding that the country is also looking at alternatives to secure injections.
Turkey has already signed a deal to buy at least 50 million doses of an experimental vaccine being developed by China's Sinovac.
Turkish health minister evaluates locally made vaccine
Talks are underway to increase the amount of COVID-19 vaccines to be delivered to Turkey, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca has said, adding that the country is also looking at alternatives to secure injections.
Turkey has already signed a deal to buy at least 50 million doses of an experimental vaccine being developed by China's Sinovac.
Turkey to impose four-day lockdown for New Year’s
Turkey will have a nationwide curfew spanning the New Year's holiday, from Dec. 31 to early Jan. 4, as part of measures to bring the COVID-19 outbreak under control.
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Phase 1 trials of local vaccine completed
Phase 1 trials of a potential vaccine developed by Erciyes University in the Central Anatolian province of Kayseri have been completed without any serious side effects on the volunteers, the dean of the university has said
The first doses of the ERUCOV-VAC vaccine were administered to 44 volunteers in early November and the second doses started to be injected on Nov. 26.
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More than 39,000 people violate curfews, lockdown
More than 39,000 people have violated the weeknight curfews and full weekend lockdown in Turkey between Dec. 7 and Dec. 14, the country's Interior Ministry has said.
The government introduced the weeknight curfews from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. and full weekend lockdowns starting from Friday 9 p.m. until Monday 5 a.m. to check the spread of COVID-19.
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Virus cases on the decline in Turkey’s major provinces, says health minister
The daily number of reported COVID-19 cases has declined in Turkey's large provinces, including Istanbul and the capital Ankara, the country's health minister has said, with experts voicing optimism that infections will drop faster thanks to restrictions.
Phase 2 trial for local vaccine set for December 25
The phase two trials of the Turkish-made COVID-19 vaccine will begin on Dec. 25, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca has announced.
Turkey to begin phase 2 trial of its vaccine on Dec 25: Minister
The phase two trials of the Turkish-made COVID-19 vaccine will begin on Dec. 25, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca announced on late Dec. 12.
Effects of coronavirus measures felt, says health minister
Turkey will vaccinate around 60 million people against COVID-19 in an injection drive that is set to begin at the end of December.
Pregnant women, citizens under the age of 18, and those who have recovered from the virus within the past six months will be exempted from the vaccinations.
Turkey to start virus vaccinations at end-December, says Turkish health minister
Turkey is set to begin vaccinations against COVID-19 at the end of December, the country's health minister has said, reiterating that the injections will be provided to the public free of charge but vaccination will not be mandatory.