ANKARA (AA) – Anadolu Agency is here with a rundown of the latest developments on the coronavirus pandemic and other news in Turkey and around the world.
– Latest from Turkey
An average of 1,000 patients in Turkey recover from coronavirus every day and as many new cases are reported, the country's health minister said on Sunday.
A total of 997 more recoveries from coronavirus were reported in the country over the past 24 hours, bringing the tally to 202,010, Fahrettin Koca wrote on Twitter citing Health Ministry data.
The country's death toll from the virus rose to 5,491 with 16 new fatalities reported.
Turkey’s presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin reiterated Sunday that historical mosaics of Istanbul’s iconic Hagia Sophia will be preserved following the reconversion from a museum to a mosque, as they have been for the past 500 years.
Turkish police arrested at least 27 people Sunday in simultaneous operations in Istanbul for their suspected links to the Daesh/ISIS terrorist group, said a police source in the Turkish metropolis.
Turkey on Sunday suspended flights from Iran and Afghanistan amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Transport and Infrastructure Ministry.
Another YPG/PKK terrorist surrendered to Turkish security forces in the southeastern Mardin province, security sources said on Sunday.
Medipol Basaksehir clinched the Turkish Super Lig title with a 1-0 victory over HK Kayserispor.
– Coronavirus outbreak across world
Since first appearing in China last December, the novel coronavirus has spread to at least 188 countries and regions.
The US, Brazil, India and Russia are currently the countries hardest hit in the world.
The pandemic has killed more than 605,000 worldwide, with more than 14.45 million confirmed cases, according to figures compiled by the US’ Johns Hopkins University.
The number of recoveries from COVID-19 across the globe surpassed the 8 million mark.
With 38,902 new cases and 543 deaths in the last 24 hours, India early Sunday recorded its biggest surge in COVID-19 cases to date. The country’s case tally to date is now at 1,077,618, as the total death toll has climbed to 26,816, revealed Health Ministry data.
The novel coronavirus claimed hundreds of lives in Brazil and Mexico in the past 24 hours, according to health authorities.
Wearing masks will be compulsory for all indoor spaces in France beginning July 20, according to an announcement by Health Minister Olivier Veran.
A total of 63 Egyptians died from the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, according to the country’s Health Ministry.
Pakistan's daily coronavirus tally continued to fall, as the country recorded only 1,579 new cases over the past 24 hours, the lowest single-day sum since May, Health Ministry data showed Sunday.
Coronavirus cases in Nigeria rose to 36,107 with 653 new infections, according to official statistics.
The tally of coronavirus cases in Sudan reached 10,992, authorities said on Sunday.
Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister Geoffrey Onyeama tested positive for COVID-19, he announced on Sunday.
– Other developments
Kashmiris across Pakistan and Islamabad-administered part of Jammu and Kashmir region observed the 73rd Accession to Pakistan Day on Sunday.
China’s ambassador to the UK denied on Sunday the widespread abuse of the Uighur community after a video posted on social media raised accusations of genocide.
A Turkish-made robot was used to safely detonate improvised explosive devices and destroy ammunition in Libya.
Thousands took to the streets in Bangkok to call a new Constitution in anti-government rallies on Saturday.
Tens of people in Switzerland took to the streets on Sunday to protest against Armenia's cross-border attacks on Azerbaijan and its continued occupation of the Upper Karabakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) region.
Kuwait’s emir, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, 91, underwent a successful surgery on Sunday, the official KUNA News Agency reported.
Hundreds of protesters shut down a power plant in Iraq’s southern Karbala province on Sunday over repeated power outages.
In a series of seemingly mysterious incidents, a fire broke out at a power plant in Iran’s central Isfahan province on Sunday, according to local officials.
Israeli police detained Jerusalem Governor Adnan Ghaith on Sunday in a raid on his home, according to a local NGO.
The Israeli government on Sunday ratified a deal on the Eastern Mediterranean (East-Med) gas pipeline project signed with Greece and the Greek Cypriot administration.
