Turkey’s coronavirus death toll rises by 55 to 3,841, with new 1,114 cases

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Turkey’s death toll from the coronavirus rose by 55 to total 3,841 and new confirmed cases rose by 1,114 to bring the country’s total to 139,771, Health Ministry data showed on May 11.

"If we abide by the measures, the number of our new cases will be less than 1,000 per day. The number of our patients in intensive care and requiring ventilatory support is continuing to decrease. Our death toll today is 55. Let's not forget that the cost of imprudence is severe," Health Minister Fahrettin Koca wrote on his Twitter account.

The new figures were released shortly after President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced during a press meeting that a curfew will be imposed starting on May 16 and ending after May 19, which is a national holiday.

“We have entered a period in which we have to live our lives by following certain rules. Our citizens should not think of normalization steps as the life prior to March 10,” Erdoğan said.

“We will not leave our houses without putting our masks on; we will maintain our physical distance on streets, in workplaces. We will stay away from crowded places and simplify our lives. We will narrow down the epidemic measures if necessary, and extend them if necessary again.”