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Turkey says rate of coronavirus infection stabilizes

The health minister sees signs the fast-spreading contagion is coming under control as the number of new cases remains steady. But an independent physicians’ group warns the government may be undercounting.

Medical staff members applaud patients who are leaving from the Dicle University Hospital after recovering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Diyarbakir, Turkey, April 15, 2020. REUTERS/Sertac Kayar - RC235G92Y92U
Medical staff members applaud patients leaving Dicle University Hospital after recovering from COVID-19 in Diyarbakir, Turkey, April 15, 2020. — REUTERS/Sertac Kayar

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