Murat Akova

Turkish experts have warned the municipalities and the residents of the country's western coastal provinces to take strict measures against the danger of the West Nile virus that has caused 11 deaths in Greece in a week.

According to the experts, aerial spraying against the mosquitos should start immediately and continue through September in the Aegean and the Tracian regions.

The COVID-19 vaccine developed by China's Sinovac Biotech has an efficacy of 83.5 percent based on the final results of Phase III trials, Turkish researchers said on March 3, a downward revision from a preliminary finding of 91.25 percent.

Turkey's Health Ministry has urged for calm as over 11,000 people with influenza symptoms flocked to hospitals in southeastern Batman province over the last week and reports of swine flu created panic in nearby Van province.