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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 •
Coronavirus Death Toll Increases To 108 o Fahrettin Koca, Minister of Health, shared the latest developments about coronavirus on Twitter. Minister Koca said “total case number reached to 7.402, while total death toll increased to 108 people.” (Turkish)
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Minister Soylu: 14-Day Quarantine Will Be Applied When Fever, Cough Are Seen During Health Controls o Süleyman Soylu, Minister of Internal Affairs, said “when fever, cough are seen during health controls, we have health units as well, 14-day quarantine will be applied with their recommendation.” (Turkish)
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No Tickets Without Travel Permit o Ali Yerlikaya, Governor of Istanbul, said “’Travel Permit’ will be required for domestic flights as of March 29 at 06.00. Tickets won’t be sold to those who don’t have permit.” Governor Yerlikaya said “private vehicles won’t be used for intercity mass transportation through taxi or internet-based applications.” (Turkish)
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Bus Trips Are Stopped At AŞTİ o Within the scope of the fight against new type coronavirus, bus trips at Ankara Intercity Bus Terminal (AŞTİ) have been stopped as of March 28 at 17.00. (Turkish)
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“Keep At Home” Call From Kiliçdaroğlu o Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, Leader of CHP, made announcement about coronavirus measures taken in Turkey. Kılıçdaroğlu said “It is clear that an extensive, widespread and efficient curfew and quarantine are needed. The problem has passed from “stay at home” stage to “keep at home” (Turkish)
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İmamoğlu: Atatürk Airport Should Be Turned Into Hospital o Ekrem İmamoğlu, Mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IBB) has recommended turning Atatürk Airport into hospital temporarily for the fight against coronavirus. (Turkish)
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Flights Are Stopped At Sabiha Gökçen Airport o İstanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport Security Commission has stopped flights temporarily within the scope of the fight against coronavirus. Only Turkish Airlines (THY) has been set as authorized for limited number of domestic flights. (Turkish)
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30.000 Deaths and Counting! • Death toll already surpasses 30.000 all over the World according to Johns Hopkins University CSSE. A third of the deaths are in Italy. (Interactive map in English)
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Death Toll Rises in the UK; Frontline NHS Staff to be Tested o Number of UK deaths rises above 1,000. There are now 17,089 confirmed cases in the UK. (English)
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Testing rolled out for frontline NHS staff: Frontline hospital staff in England are starting to be tested to see whether they have coronavirus. Workers with symptoms and those who live with people who have symptoms will be checked - starting with hundreds of critical care doctors and nurses. (English) UK wary of international market for ventilators: A frenetic international market in ventilators and medical supplies has gathered pace in recent weeks as governments scramble to purchase equipment. (English)
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U.S. Coronavirus Cases Surpass 100,000; Trump Orders To Bring Former Troops Back o U.S. coronavirus cases surpass 100,000 as doctors cope with medical shortages. The sum of known coronavirus U.S. cases soared well past 100,000, with more than 1,600 dead, as weary doctors and nurses coping with shortages resorted to extremes ranging from hiding scarce medical supplies to buying them on the black market. (English) o Trump issues order to bring former troops back to active duty to assist in coronavirus response. (English) o Death Toll Due To Coronavirus In The USA Increased To 1.711. Death toll due to new type coronavirus in the USA increased by 410 people in the last 24 hours and reached 1.711. (Turkish)
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France: Partial freeze on dividends o French government imposes partial freeze on dividends in 2020. The measure concerns companies that will receive public aid during the crisis due to the Coronavirus epidemic. (French)
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German Air Force Brings Corona Patients From Italy To Germany o Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer (CDU) said “In times of greatest need, it goes without saying that we stand by our friends" (German)
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Italy's Coronavirus Death Toll Passes 10,000. o Italy's death toll is now the highest in the world at 10,023. Fatalities passed the grim milestone on Saturday, with an increase of 889 since the last figures were released on Friday, according to Italy's Civil Protection Agency. (English)
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Death Toll Due To Coronavirus In The Netherlands Reached To 639 o Death toll due to new type coronavirus in the Netherlands, which was 546 yesterday, increased to 639, while total case number increased from 8.603 to 9.762, with an increase of 1.159 people. 14 Turkish people lost their lives in the country since February 27. (Turkish)
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Russia Is Closing Its Borders Due to Coronavirus o Mikhail Mishustin, Prime Minister of Russia, has ordered all border gates to be closed as of March 30 in order to prevent spreading of coronavirus. (Turkish)
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India's Delhi And Uttar Pradesh Authorities Arrange Buses For Migrant Laborers To Head Home! o Hundreds of thousands of migrant laborers in India have potentially lost their jobs and livelihoods as construction sites and factories close amid a countrywide lockdown. (English)
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2. MARKETS •
Fitch downgrades UK’s rating with outlook negative o The Fitch Ratings agency downgraded United Kingdom's long-term Issuer Default Ratings rating to 'AA-' from 'AA' with a negative outlook. “The downgrade reflects a significant weakening of the UK’s public finances caused by the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak and a fiscal loosening stance that was instigated before the scale of the crisis became apparent,” it said. (Turkish)
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Trump and Pence reportedly talked with a handful of Wall Street giants to get their view on how coronavirus is reshaping markets and the economy. o President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence spoke with some of Wall Street's biggest names to get their perspective on how the coronavirus is hitting the US economy and financial markets, CNBC reported Tuesday afternoon(English)
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Stocks Go Down After 3 -Days Rally: o Stocks close sharply lower after massive 3-day rally fizzles out: The Dow closed down 915 points, or 4%. The S&P 500 slid 3.3%, while the Nasdaq shed 3.8%. (English) o Global stocks lose momentum due to 3-days rally: Germany's DAX (DAX) dropped 1.4%. France's CAC 40 (CAC40) shed 2%, while the FTSE 100 (UKX) lost 3.7% in London. Most markets in Asia Pacific rose modestly. Japan's Nikkei 225 (N225) gained 3.9%, making it easily the region's best performer. China's Shanghai Composite (SHCOMP) rose 0.3%, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng (HSI) climbed 0.6% and South Korea's Kospi (KOSPI) increased 1.9%. (English) o Middle Eastern stock markets fell in early trading on Sunday, with Kuwait’s main index leading losses after S&P Global Ratings cut the government’s credit rating last week. The Boursa Kuwait Premier Market Price index falls as much as 3.6%, with Kuwait Finance House and National Bank of Kuwait dropping almost 4%. (English)
3. BUSINESS WORLD •
Amazon Entices Warehouse Employees To Grocery Unit With Higher Pay. o Amazon entices warehouse employees to grocery unit with higher pay. Amazon.com Inc is offering higher pay to recruit its own warehouse employees to pick and pack Whole Foods groceries amid rising demand and a worker shortage, according to an internal document reviewed by Reuters. (English)
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THY: A Short Pause Is Applied For Domestic Flight Tickets o Yahya Üstün, Press Adviser of THY, has announced that domestic flight ticket sales have been suspended temporarily until required communication infrastructure with the Ministry of Internal Affairs has been established due to the realization of domestic travels with the permission of the Governorship. (Turkish)
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Pegasus Airlines Cancelled Its Domestic Flights Until April 30 o Pegasus Airlines has announced that all domestic flights have been cancelled as of March 28 until April 30 upon the instructions of the General Directorate of Civil
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Aviation in accordance with the additional measures against coronavirus. (Turkish) •
France: Partial freeze on dividends o French government imposes partial freeze on dividends in 2020. The measure concerns companies that will receive public aid during the crisis due to the Coronavirus epidemic. At the start of the corona crisis, the government released € 300 billion in state guaranteed loans and € 45 billion to help companies. (French)
4. TECHNOLOGY & STARTUP •
New Technologies to measure or reduce the effects of coronavirus o The sharing economy faces the abyss in a pandemic (English) o WeWork’s new crisis: ‘Workplaces will never be the same after this’ (English) o Services startups take steps to protect frontline employees. (English) o ITT-Delhi develops infection-proof fabric to prevent hospital-acquired infections (English)
5. ART & CULTURE •
Live Concerts at Your Living Room o Artists are playing live concerts from their homes amid the coronavirus outbreak and here's how to watch them. (English)
6. SPORTS •
Coronavirus Test Of Rüştü Reçber Turned Out To Be Positive o It has been announced that Rüştü Reçber, former national goalkeeper, has been hospitalized with Novel Coronavirus diagnosis. (Turkish)
7. ENVIRONMENT •
Will The Global Shutdown Help Or Hinder Progress In The Climate Crisis? o Air pollution has fallen across the globe, but experts warn the respite will only be temporary. (English) o UK Government unveils ‘unprecedented’ vision of future travel with focus on walking, cycling and public transport (English)
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