Turkish e-portal to map emotional impact of pandemic

Coronaletters.com is collecting letters from people stuck inside their homes due to coronavirus pandemic.

Saudi imposes 24-hour virus curfew in five cities – latest updates

The virus has killed more than 70,000 people, mostly in Europe, and has spread to 208 countries and territories. Here are the latest updates for April 6:

Turkey's Anadolu Agency marks 100th anniversary

The Ankara-based global news agency was established on April 6, 1920, by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founding father of the Turkish Republic. Top agency officials say they're determined to be the voice of oppressed and victimised people of the world.

Turkey begins providing free face masks to citizens

Every citizen, except those aged 20 or under, and 65 or older, can apply for five free masks a week through postal service at maske.epttavm.com.

Turkish Cargo adds passenger aircrafts for operations amid coronavirus

Turkish Cargo, a division of national flag carrier Turkish Airlines, plans 155 flights per week for cargo freighters and 60 flights for passenger aircrafts being used for cargo operations in April, a statement says.

Turkey authorises transfer of ventilators to Spain

Foreign minister dismisses confiscation reports put forward by local dailies amid coronavirus outbreak

More than 60,000 deaths worldwide from coronavirus – latest updates

Countries across the world continue to ramp up efforts to fight Covid-19, which has infected more than 1.1 million people and killed around 60,450, a majority of them in Europe. Here are the latest updates for April 4:

Turkey producing 1M face masks every week amid coronavirus

Defence Minister Hulusi Akar says Turkey is also producing 5,000 medical overalls and 5,000 litres of alcohol-based disinfectants every week to combat deadly infection.

Turkish firm announces new product for virus treatment

Turkish pharmaceutical Abdi Ibrahim said the first batch of the product has been produced and presented to the Ministry of Health.

Panama coronavirus death toll rises to 41 – latest updates

The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases worldwide surpasses one million, with close to 54,000 deaths. Here are the latest updates for April 3:

Cruise ships arrive in Florida after days of negotiations – latest updates

The number of confirmed deaths from coronavirus has passed 50,000, according to a tracker maintained by Johns Hopkins University. Here are the latest updates for April 2:

The first Turkish doctor to succumb to the coronavirus

Professor of Internal Medicine Cemil Tascioglu, also known as "the teacher of teachers" passed away on Wednesday from the coronavirus, marking the first pandemic-induced death among Turkish health professionals.