Turkey's coronavirus cases overtake Iran, highest in Middle East
An increase of 3,783 cases in the last 24 hours also pushed Turkey's confirmed tally within a few hundred of China, where the novel coronavirus first emerged.
FILE PHOTO: A worker in a protective suit sprays disinfectant at Grand Bazaar, known as the Covered Bazaar, to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Istanbul, Turkey, March 25, 2020(photo credit: REUTERS/UMIT BEKTAS/FILE PHOTO)ByREUTERS