Coronavirus death toll climbs to 37 in Turkey

Turkey confirmed seven more deaths from coronavirus late on Monday, bringing the total number of fatalities to 37.

More than 20,000 coronavirus tests have been done so far on people suspected of contracting the virus, and 293 tested positive in the last 24 hours, bringing the tally of infections to 1,529, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Twitter.

Urging young people to not be complacent, however, he added on Twitter: "You’re not excluded from the epidemic. Slow down your lives.

"Don’t enter risky environments. Don’t take the risk home. Stay home,” the Minister wrote.