UPDATE 1-Turkish panel to recommend stricter COVID-19 measures - minister
Reuters
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ISTANBUL, April 12 (Reuters) - A panel of scientists advising Turkey's government on tackling the coronavirus pandemic will recommend a series of tougher measures to combat a "third peak" of the disease, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Monday.
Koca did not provide details on the new measures but said a period of limitations on mobility and close contact was necessary to stem the spread of the virus, adding that more contagious variants were now dominant in Turkey.
"The Coronavirus Science Council has prepared a comprehensive set of measures with alternatives. We will present these recommendations to the cabinet on Tuesday," he told a news conference.