<span style="color: #222222;">Turkey recorded five more deaths from the COVID – 19 yesterday, bringing the overall death toll to nine people. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged people not to go out for non-essential reasons, follow hygiene rules and practice social distancing.<br />'' <br />'' Health Minister Fahrettin Koca tweeted yesterday that the number of cases has reached 670 after 311 out of 3,656 patients tested positive over the last 24 hours.<br />'' <br />'' Turkey has announced precautionary steps to prevent the spread of COVID 19, including closure of schools and universities, and shutting mosques to mass gatherings.</span><br />'' <br />''  <br />