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The Albanian Ministry of Health reported on 17 May that 260 new cases of coronavirus infection had been detected in 13 samples over the past 24 hours and that another patient had been found to have been cured. This is reported by the Albanian news agency Lapsi. According to journalists, all new cases of infection in the last 24 hours have been detected in Durres. It is believed that a new hotbed of infection has emerged in this city. According to the Ministry, 946 cases of infection have been detected in the country. 715 patients are already healthy, 31 people died from complications caused by COVID-19. To date, 200 people are being treated for COVID-19. 17 of them are on hospital treatment, of whom three are undergoing intensive care.

Foreign tourism is planned to start in June this year by the authorities of Turkey. This was announced on May 16 by the Minister of Culture and Tourism of the country Mehmet Nuri Ersoy. Mehmet Nuri Ersoy said that from mid-June it is possible to resume international tourism for citizens of a number of countries. First of all, they will be citizens of China, South Korea and other countries of Asia. In addition, it is planned to resume international flights on a regular basis to a number of countries of the world. The head of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism also clarified that domestic tourism in the country can resume from May 28, immediately after the end of the holy month of Ramadan for Muslims. This decision can be taken by the authorities if citizens comply with sanitary safety measures and if the incidence of coronavirus in the country is reduced. Ersoy added that the Government of Turkey has developed a program of certification of hotels for the adoption of sanitary and hygien...

Seismologists recorded a 5.9 magnitude earthquake in western Canada. This is reported by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) on May 16. It is noted that specialists of the department earthquake was registered at 13:37 UTC (16.37 Moscow time). The epicentre of the q...