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Men wearing protective masks walk past closed restaurants and cafes, in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, March 20, 2020. Image Credit: AP

Ankara: Turkey’s coronavirus death toll rose by 12 on Saturday to 21 while the number of confirmed cases rose 277 to 947, the health minister said.

A total of 2,953 tests were conducted in the previous 24 hours, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said.