ANKARA -- Turkey on Thursday crossed a major threshold as its total COVID-19 cases soared to 101,790, becoming the seventh country with the highest number of coronavirus infections.
A total of 3,116 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed, while the death toll climbed to 2,491 after 115 fatalities were added, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca tweeted. (Turkey-COVID-19-New Cases)
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CAIRO -- Egypt's daily tally of COVID-19 infections set a new record with 232 cases on Thursday, raising the total to 3,891, the Egyptian Health Ministry said.
Meanwhile, 11 patients died from the novel coronavirus on Thursday, bringing the death toll to 287, Health Ministry spokesman Khaled Megahed said in a statement. (Egypt-COVID-19)
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TEHRAN -- Iran's UN mission spokesman Alireza Miryousefi said on Thursday that the Islamic republic will not succumb to the U.S. threats, Tasnim news agency reported.
"Iran has proven that it will not succumb to intimidation and threats, nor will it hesitate to defend its territory, in accordance with international law, from any and all aggression," Miryousefi was quoted as saying. (Iran-U-S-Intimidation)
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DAMASCUS -- Turkey sent new military gears into northeastern Syria on Thursday, the latest military reinforcement to be sent to Turkey-backed rebel groups, state news agency SANA reported.
Four military vehicles outfitted with cannons were sent to areas in the Abu Rasain town in the northern countryside of Hasakah province in northeastern Syria, SANA said. (Turkey-Syria-Military Gears) Enditem
