The lockdown measures will start from Thursday, President Erdoğan has announced.

Turkey’s plastic waste import increased by 13 percent in a year and 241 truckloads of plastic waste came to Turkey every day in 2020. The amount of plastic waste coming to Turkey from Europe has seen a 196-fold increase in the last 16 years.

An opposition MP has called on the ministry to fulfill its responsibilities and release the data for the relevant areas.

According to the data shared by the TTB, the number of extra deaths registered on a provincial basis is 214 in İzmir, 187 in Bursa, 131 in Kocaeli and 92 in Ankara.

According to a recent statement by the Ankara Medical Chamber, there are no vacancies left in the intensive care units of hospitals in the capital city and patients are kept waiting in emergency rooms for days.

Struggling for justice for her son Oğuz Arda Sel and 24 others who lost their lives in the Çorlu Train Massacre in 2018, Mısra Öz has been taken out of intensive care, where she was treated for COVID-19.

According to Turkey’s Health Ministry, 347 people died of coronavirus and over 38 thousand people tested positive with over 260 thousand tests conducted in a day. 3,590 COVID-19 patients are reportedly in a critical condition.

The number of cases in İstanbul, the hardest-hit city of the country, had dropped by 20 percent recently, according to the health minister.

The Scientific Advisory Board of the İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İMM) has stated that “after March 1, 2021, 3 thousand 424 additional deaths occurred in the city”, raising concerns that “71.4 percent of ICUs are full as of April 19.”

According to Turkey’s Health Ministry, 354 people died of coronavirus and over 54 thousand people tested positive in a day. Health Minister Fahrettin Koca has also addressed the public following the Science Board meeting.

The association has released the result of its monthly survey among family doctors.

The number of vaccine doses administered er 100 people is significantly lower in predominantly Kurdish-populated provinces compared to other parts of the country.

President Erdoğan has announced that short time work allowance payments will be made in all sectors in April, May and June 2021. Introduced amid the pandemic, the payment was ended on March 31, 2021.

Bilal Ekşi, the CEO of Turkish Airlines, has announced that the passengers who receive negative PCR tests 72 hours prior to departure will be allowed to enter Turkey.

Turkish Medical Association’s Family Medicine Branch Chair Kırımlı says, “We know that Sinovac vaccine is less effective in the face of virus variants. While mutations are so widespread, it needs to be considered to vaccinate health workers again.”

Issuing a circular, the Ministry of Interior has announced that this week’s weekend curfew will also be in effect on April 23 Children’s Day, an official holiday. The curfew will begin at 7 p.m. on April 22 and be in force until 5 a.m. on April 26.

According to official data, 362 people have lost their lives due to COVID-19 in a day. While the number of daily cases has been announced as 61,967, the number of critically ill patients is reportedly 3,398.

The company's license was not renewed after the felling of hundreds of thousands of trees on the Ida Mountains caused a public backlash.

Reminding the public about the Health Ministry’s announcement about the new phase of COVID-19 vaccination, the TTB has announced that the vaccination appointment system has been closed shortly after this announcement.

According to official data, 346 people have lost their lives due to COVID-19 in a day. While the number of daily cases has been announced as 61,028, the number of critically ill patients is reportedly 3,375.