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Turkey Coronavirus Cases Climb to 670, Death Toll Rises to 9
Employees disinfect the streets and shops inside Istanbul's famous Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, Turkey on March 18.
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The novel coronavirus claimed five more lives in Turkey over the past 24 hours as the death toll increased to nine while the number of confirmed cases climbed to 670, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said late on Friday.