The Latest: Turkey again tallies 50,000 daily virus cases

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s health minister says the rate of the spread of COVID-19 infections in the country has slowed, despite the 16th consecutive day of more than 50,000 cases.
Fahrettin Koca says Turkey will soon start administering Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine, in addition to the vaccines developed by China’s Sinovac company and Pfizer.
Daily infections and deaths skyrocketed after the country eased some COVID-19 restrictions in March, making Turkey among the worst-hit