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.

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.

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.

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.

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