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Doctors warn Turkish outbreak 'out of control' as COVID-19 cases pass 250,000

The government says inspections of businesses will be increased to ensure enforcement rules on masks and physical distancing as the country battles more than 1,000 new cases a day.
Turkish police officers and paramedics inspect a restaurant as new measures are enforced to fight against the novel coronavirus (Covid-19), in Ankara on August 6, 2020. - Following the "Coronavirus Inspections" orders sent by Interior Ministry to governorships, inspections were carried out in marketplaces, workplaces, markets, public transportation vehicles, shopping areas, restaurants, cafeterias and taxis. Turkey has expressed concern over the rising number of coronavirus cases as the daily infection toll

ISTANBUL — Turkish medical professionals are worried Turkey may lose control of the coronavirus outbreak as the country passed the grim milestone of a quarter million cases this week.

Official figures showed 1,263 more people were diagnosed with COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the total number of cases to 251,805 since the novel coronavirus reached Turkey in March. New daily cases have been above 1,000 every day since Aug. 4. They were last at these levels at the end of June.

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