Coronavirus live: Turkey introduces new rules after 'severe' jump in infections

Covid-19 cases rise above 1,000 for first time in three weeks

Worshippers at the Bani Hashim Mosque in Abu Dhabi pray. Restrictions have been eased to allow 50 per cent occupancy in places of worship. Victor Besa /The National

Worshippers at the Bani Hashim Mosque in Abu Dhabi pray. Restrictions have been eased to allow 50 per cent occupancy in places of worship. Victor Besa /The National

Public parks are open and allows use of facilities now in Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National

Public parks are open and allows use of facilities now in Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National

A man jogs near a cordoned off area which is almost empty of residents and tourists, officially closed following the government's measures to help stop the spread of the coronavirus, in Beirut, Lebanon. AP Photo

People wear face masks and observe social distance during a mass at Virgin Mary Church in Dokki district in Cairo, Egypt. EPA

Priest Abdel Masseh Baset of the Historical Church of Blessed Virgin Mary gives Sacramental bread to coptic at Mostorod district in Cairo, Egypt. EPA

People soak in the sun at the Menekse beach amid the ongoing pandemic of coronavirus on sunset in Istanbul, Turkey. AFP

People jump into the Sea of marmara during sunset in Istanbul, Turkey. AFP

'Mozo', a robot waiter at Kimbo Restaurant & Cafe in Cairo, Egypt. Reuters

A girl walks by a close public beach, amid the ongoing coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, in the northern coast near Alexandria, Egypt . EPA

Turkey has introduced new inspection and enforcement rules after daily coronavirus cases jumped above 1,000 for the first time in three weeks.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government on Tuesday adopted daily quarantine inspections, contact-tracing regulations in all cities and measures for weddings, funerals and other large gatherings.

Global coronavirus cases stood at 18.5 million on Tuesday, while recoveries reached 11.7 million and the death toll stood at 700,161.

The UAE recorded 189 new cases of Covid-19, after 29,398 tests in 24 hours, with 227 recoveries and no deaths.

The number of cases in the country is now 61,352.

Other developments: 

• Abu Dhabi door-to-door testing drive to continue until 'Covid-19 fight is won'
• Hundreds more clinics added to global list of testing sites for Dubai passengers
• Kuwait reopens to commercial travel but not from 31 'high-risk' countries