[custom_adv] People wear masks after deaths and new confirmed cases revealed from the coronavirus. [custom_adv] People wear masks after deaths and new confirmed cases revealed from the coronavirus. [custom_adv] For the seventh day in a row, Turkey has recorded a spike in the number of coronavirus infections following the easing of restrictions. [custom_adv] The government has tightened measures to push for the mandatory wearing of masks amid doctors' warnings for vigilance. [custom_adv] Health Minister Fahrettin Koca confirmed Thursday evening 1,304 new cases of the novel coronavirus for the past 24 hours, bringing the total tally to over 184,000. [custom_adv] The country's death toll from the virus rose to 4,882 with 21 more fatalities in a day while the number of patients in intensive care continued to increase as well. [custom_adv] Koca said the spike in new infections is within "the expected limits," but urged the public not to neglect social distancing rules. [custom_adv] "To keep the limit is within your hands ... It's in the hands of those who don't go out without a mask and respect social distancing," he added. [custom_adv] Speaking to reporters following a meeting of the Scientific Advisory Board late Wednesday, Koca said the country has no plans to declare new stay-at-home orders to keep the numbers in check, but will expand the mandatory wearing of face masks to more provinces across the country. [custom_adv] Turkey has witnessed a worrying jump in infections since June 12, after cafes, restaurants, gyms, parks and beaches were reopened on Curfews for senior and young citizens and intercity travel restrictions were also lifted to restart the vulnerable economy. [custom_adv] In separate statements Wednesday evening, governments of Istanbul, Ankara and Bursa, Turkey's major metropolises with some 24 million population, have made it mandatory to wear face masks in public, as part of measures to curb the spread of the virus.