People enjoy themselves near the Bosphorus in Istanbul. The health ministry reported last night that 1,502 people had tested positive over the previous 24 hours, taking the total number of cases since the start of the outbreak to 261,194, with 6,163 deaths. The figure is the highest since June 15. Numbers had dropped to below 1,000 per day in July, but have been steadily rising since the start of this month. The infection rate over the past week, according to Turkish government figures, is 11.31 per 100,000, still well below the threshold of 20, which the British government has

Source: The Times August 26, 2020 11:03 UTC