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As many as 360 new cases of people infected with the novel coronavirus have been recorded in Romania since the last reporting to date, bringing the total caseload to 8,067, the Strategic Communication Group (GCS), the official coronavirus communication task force reported on Friday at noon. Of the infected people, 1,508 have been declared cured and discharged.

Turkey's 4,600 teams tasked with detecting and screening the chain of contacts of people infected with the coronavirus have been important in reducing the number of COVID-19 cases, listing the last people contacted with a diagnosed person, finding out if they have symptoms and reducing the likelihood that the virus will infect others.

A number of 491 new cases of persons infected with the novel coronavirus have been registered in Romania since the latest information, the total number of persons who tested positive for COVID-19 thus reaching 7,707, the Strategic Communication Group (GCS) informed on Thursday. A number of 1,357 persons have been declared recovered and were discharged.

15 more persons infected with the novel coronavirus have died, the number of the deceased thus reaching 387, the Strategic Communication Group (GCS) informs on Thursday. The latest fatalities are 12 men and 3 women aged between 39 and 76. AGERPRES (RO - author: Mirela Barbulescu, editor: Claudia Stanescu; EN - author: Adina Panaitescu, editor: Rodica State)

The global death toll from the novel coronavirus crossed the 130,000 mark on April 16, according to Johns Hopkins University.

Data compiled by the U.S. university showed the global number of deaths reached 130,528, while the total number of people who recovered was over a half million.

Five more Turkish nationals have died in Germany from the novel coronavirus, local authorities said on April 16.  

Their deaths were reported in the cities of Berlin, Munich, and Stuttgart and the town of Baden-Baden.

The total number of Turks who have died in Germany from the virus now stands at 67.

Turkey's parliament ratified a bill on April 16 that was prepared by the ruling AKP to alleviate the effects of the novel coronavirus on economic and social life.

The country has postponed rental payments for three months on several types of state-owned immovable properties.

Two chief pilots from Turkey's flag carrier died from the novel coronavirus this week, according to the head of Turkey Civil Aviation Labor Union.

Ali Kemal Tatlibal offered condolences to Serdar Gündoğdu and Mehmet Ali Kılıç in a tweet that said the pilots died at hospitals during treatment for the virus.

A number of 337 new cases of persons infected with the novel coronavirus have been registered in Romania since the latest information, the total number of persons who tested positive for COVID-19 thus reaching 7,216, the Strategic Communication Group (GCS) informed on Wednesday. A number of 1,217 persons have been declared recovered and were discharged.

Another five people infected with the novel coronavirus have died, bringing the total death toll so far to 362, the Strategic Communication Group (GCS), the official coronavirus communication task force, reported on Wednesday. It is about four men and one woman aged between 55 and 74.