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Here is your 15 minutes wrap-up for the highlights from Turkey and all around the World. 1. CORONA CASES IN TURKEY AND IN THE WORLD Turkey •
Turkey loses 75 lives due to coronavirus o Fahrettin Koca, Health Minister, declared the recent developments about the coronavirus in Turkey via his Twitter account and said, “We carried out 5.035 tests yesterday. The number of tests was 7.286 today. Tests of 1.196 was positive. We lost 75 lives in total and the overall number of cases is 3.629 now.” (Turkish)
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New decisions about bazaars o Interior Ministry sent yet another letter to the 81 Provincial Governorates concerning the anti-coronavirus precautions. According to this letter, bazaars which sell vegetable, fruit, cereals, legumes, cleaning agents will not be able to sell unessential products like clothes and toys. (Turkish)
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Minister Soylu talks about curfew o Turkey can resort to the "highest measure" of adopting a complete curfew if coronavirus infections continue to spread, the government said on Thursday as it clamped down further on medical tools leaving the country. "Complete social isolation is always on our agenda," Suleyman Soylu, Interior Minister, said. Asked whether a complete curfew would be announced, he said: "If we cannot prevent the epidemic with these measures, we can of course take the highest measure." (Turkish)
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Istanbul Mayor Imamoglu: We expect controlled lockdown for İstanbul o Ekrem Imamoglu, Istanbul Mayor, says, “If it is not possible for Turkey, we expect a controlled lockdown for at least Istanbul.” (Turkish)
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First coronavirus case in Bakırkoy courthouse, 6 courts are in quarantine o A justices' chief executive of Istanbul Bakirkoy Courthouse was tested positive for the novel coronavirus. After the diagnosis, 6 courts have been put in quarantine. (Turkish)
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World health Organization: Five steps to kicking out coronavirus o The “Pass the message to kick out coronavirus” campaign promotes five key steps for people to follow to protect their health in line with WHO guidance, focused on hand washing, coughing etiquette, not touching your face, physical distance and staying home if feeling unwell. (English)
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France presses the button for The Healthcare System; cases exceed 29 K o Since January 24, 2020, France has 29,155 confirmed cases of Coronavirus COVID19. 1,696 people have died since the beginning of the epidemic.
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(French) A statistical analysis of telephone data by the operator Orange estimates that nearly 1.2 million of them - 17% of the inhabitants of the Paris region - left their region between March 13 and 20. (French) Companies continue to rush into short-time working. To avoid a dramatic rise in layoffs as after the 2008 subprime crisis, the government informed by the German experience - has opened the short-time working scheme as never before so that companies can keep their employees, and therefore their skills, a after the tsunami passed. To the point that the Minister of Labor, Muriel Pénicaud, believes that France has adopted the "most protective system in Europe". (French)
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Germany: Aid packages drive gold price o According to Eugen Weinberg, the global crisis measures by governments and central banks to combat the corona effects speak for gold that is becoming more expensive. (German)
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New US Records on Corona Virus Cases and Unemployment o President Donald Trump, fearing an economic catastrophe ahead of the November election, is hoping to swiftly remove the severe health restrictions imposed to fight the coronavirus pandemic. But opening America for business in a few weeks could have the opposite effect: It could lay the groundwork for a repeat of the Great Depression. (English) o Fed Chairman Jerome Powell: 'We may well be in a recession' “We may well be in a recession,” he said. “But I would point to the difference between this and a normal recession. There is nothing fundamentally wrong with our economy. Quite the contrary. We are starting from a very strong position.” (English) o Record number of Americans file for unemployment: The number of Americans filing for unemployment has surged to a record high as the economy goes into lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. Nearly 3.3 million people registered to claim jobless benefits for the week ended 21 March, according to Department of Labor data. (English) o Half a Million Corona Cases in the World; US has more known cases of coronavirus than any other country. As of Thursday evening, the United States had at least 82,100 cases while China was reporting 81,782. There have been more than 510,000 cases reported worldwide. (English) o Video reveals lung damage in US coronavirus patient: 'People need to take this seriously' "I want people to see this and understand what this can do," Mortman said. "People need to take this seriously." Now, the patient has Covid-19 and his lungs are failing to function properly, said Dr. Keith Mortman, the chief of thoracic surgery at George Washington University Hospital. The Washington, D.C., hospital recently released a 3D video of the coronavirus patient's lungs. (English)
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UK announces emergency measures to help self-employed as coronavirus bites o The government will pay self-employed people a taxable grant of 80% of their average monthly profits over the last three years. The grant will be open to people with trading profits of up to £50,000 ($60,800) (English)
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Banks under fire for coronavirus loan tactics: Banks have been criticized by firms and MPs for insisting on personal guarantees to issue government-backed emergency loans to business owners. (English) Coronavirus: Quarter of a trillion set aside for emergency spending by government departments; Emergency legislation rushed into law last night makes £266bn available for Whitehall departments to spend on “contingencies” over the coming months without getting advance approval from parliament. (English)
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Greece Announces New Measures o Coronavirus cases rise to 892, death toll up to 26 as also depicted in the attached Infographics. (Greek) o Greek officials announced a set of economic measures to counter the novel coronavirus effects. (Greek)
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Russian Cases Increase, tournaments are being Postponed o The number of officially registered diagnoses of coronavirus infection in Russia per day increased by 182, to 840 cases. (Russian) o Russia to ground international flights on March 27 due to coronavirus Russian airlines will be allowed to operate rescue flights to bring citizens home. (English) o The International Chess Federation (FIDE) announced that postpones the Candidates Tournament 2020, after Russia closed down air traffic from and to Russia. The competition that started in Ekaterinburg on March 16 was from the very beginning without the presence of spectators. (Russian) o Russia's Rosatom is continuing the construction of nuclear stations abroad despite the global coronavirus outbreak (Russian)
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Beijing medical staff returns home from Wuhan o Medical staff dispatched from Beijing to Wuhan to help fight the novel coronavirus outbreak arrives at the Beijing West Railway Station on March 25, 2020. o The first batch of over 60 medics has been sent to a designated facility to start 14 days of quarantine after their arrival on Wednesday night. (English)
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Chinese Factories: On! Again! o Diversified industries have resumed production to generate employment and stimulate consumption after the shutdown due to the novel coronavirus outbreak. o Employees in the manufacturing, auto and sports industries have also started work to achieve this year's poverty alleviation goal while fighting coronavirus.
2. MARKETS •
Turkey Wealth Fund, Chinese insurance agency ink deal
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MoU of $5B to promote bilateral economic, trade, investment cooperation between Turkey, China. The insurance agency will recommend relevant Chinese enterprises to the Turkish fund as the investors, contractors and financial institutions for projects especially in energy, petrochemicals and mining sectors addressing the current account deficit of Turkey. Wang Tingke, the CEO of Sinosure, called the deal an important milestone for deepening bilateral cooperation. “With China ‘Belt and Road’ Initiative and Turkey ‘Middle Corridor’ Initiative go forward and go deep, the economic, trade and investment cooperation between China and Turkey become more and more frequent," Wang noted. (Turkish)
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World economy to contract in 2020 due to coronavirus o The world economy is expected to contract by 0.5% in 2020 due to the negative impact of coronavirus, Moody's, the U.S. based credit rating agency announced late Wednesday. o The agency's previous forecast (November 2019) for this year was 2.6%, it said in a press release. o The financial services company, however, said it expected the global economy to grow by 3.2% in 2021. (Turkish)
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Pressure on Asian Markets o Asian markets finished broadly lower today with shares in Japan leading the region. The Nikkei 225 is down 4.51% while Hong Kong's Hang Seng is off 1.16% and China's Shanghai Composite is lower by 0.60%. (English)
3. BUSINESS WORLD •
Turkish Airlines suspends flights to New York o Turkish Airlines has suspended its flights to New York amid the global coronavirus outbreak, the national flag carrier announced Friday. As of March 27, 2020, only limited international flights will continue until April 17, 2020. Accordingly, the New York line was canceled," CEO Bilal Eksi said on Twitter. (Turkish)
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Ford Otosan manufactures masks o Haydar Yenigün, Ford Otosan General Manager, has announced they started producing components with 3D printer and in simple moulds in order to support the production of medical material needed for the struggle against coronavirus. (Turkish)
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Hyundai Assan halts production o Hyundai Assan Izmit factory will have a break in production between March 27 and April 13. It is revealed that the company will continue taking all necessary actions in the following period. (Turkish)
4. TECHNOLOGY & STARTUP • New Technologies to measure or reduce the effects of coronavirus o Amazon warehouses are getting hit with coronavirus cases. (English) o Coronavirus; Robot doctor could help with future outbreak. (English) Note: This information note has been prepared for Mazars Denge employees by Mazars Denge Marketing & Communication team using the information obtained from international and national press organs and is shared only for informational purposes. Resources: T.C. Cumhurbaşkanlığı Resmi Gazete, Sağlık Bakanlığı, Sözcü Gazetesi, Anadolu Ajansı, Webrazzi, ARTnews, Dünya Gazetesi, Milliyet Gazetesi, Hürriyet Gazetesi, The Guardian, The Sun, Independent, Financial Times, Bloomberg, CNBC, CNN, Forbes, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Le Monde, Gouvernement, China Daily, Aposta, Teyit.org, Reuters, Interpress, Ekathimerini, Greekreporter
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Dyson and Gtech answer UK call for ventilator design and production to support Covid-19 response. (English)
5. ART & CULTURE •
Online Films & Documentaries for you: o Sustainable Living Festival o Open Culture Movie o Queer & LGBT Documentaries o The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam o British Council - Five Film for Freedom
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Digital exibitions you may want to wander online: o Diyarbakır Memory o PG Art Gallery Digital o Sanatorium - Berkay Tuncay o Gallery Abstract - 3D o Bozlu Art Project - Utku Varlık
6. SPORTS •
Coronavirus: Organisers 'irresponsible' as Turkish boxers test positive after Tokyo qualifier o An International Olympic Committee taskforce has been called "irresponsible" after the Turkish Boxing Federation said two fighters and a coach who took part in a Tokyo 2020 qualifying event in London in March had since tested positive for coronavirus. (English)
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Mikel Arteta: Arsenal manager on coronavirus recovery o "It's one virus that is putting the world aside and it's transforming everything that we prioritize in life. So, we have to take that lesson." (English)
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