Coronavirus – Turkey: Over 30 thousand cases in 24 hours

THE Turkey recorded 30.438 new cases coronavirus in the last 24 hours – this is the highest number of daily infections since April 30, according to current data from the Ministry of Health. At the same time, they were confirmed 236 deaths due to Covid-19 during the same period.

The number of daily cases in the country is at rising in the last month at a higher rate than most comparable countries, according to global data, broadcasts the RES EIA.

Still, while the rise of the daily number deaths in the country since mid-July is one of the most intense in Europe and the Middle East, according to global data, deaths began to decline from September.

In any case, the Minister of Health Fahrettin Koca said Wednesday that the current number of daily infections is a “critical burden”. “Although the current active cases do not put pressure on the health system because they are young people, it is unacceptable that we still have a high number of infected people,” he said, urging people to get vaccinated.

What applies to the third dose of the vaccine

The minister added that at present there is no need for people who have received two doses of the Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine to receive a third dose. “It was assessed that protection is still in place, given that our citizens who have received two doses of the mRNA vaccine were vaccinated four months ago on average,” he said.

According to the EIA, the neighboring country has so far given a third installment to more than 10.6 million people who received two doses of the vaccine developed by Sinovac.

Citizens in Turkey can choose either that of Sinovac either Pfizer / BioNTech for a third dose of Covid-19 vaccine.

Koca encouraged people who received two doses of the Chinese vaccineSinovac to take a third dose with any vaccine.

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