(Bloomberg) -- Turkey is preparing to take new steps to alleviate the negative impact of coronavirus measures on its labor market.

The government will ban layoffs for three months and provide a daily stipend of 39.24 liras ($5.8) to people who are not eligible for unemployment benefit and lost their jobs after March 15, NTV reported Wednesday, citing a draft law proposal by the ruling Ak Party.

Employers will be allowed to put employees on unpaid leave and these workers will be eligible for the same daily stipend, according to the proposal. The proposal grants President Recep Tayyip Erdogan the right to extend the layoff ban by up to six months, NTV said.

Turkey reported 87 new coronavirus fatalities Wednesday, bringing the death toll from the outbreak to 812, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca announced via Twitter.

The number of confirmed cases rose 12.1% from Tuesday to 38,226. Turkey screened 24,900 people over the past 24 hours with 4,117 testing positive for the virus, the minister said.

Surge in Turkey’s New Coronavirus Cases a Concern, WHO Says

Below are highlights of data compiled by Bloomberg on the outbreak in Turkey:

  • Total cases rose 12.1% on Wednesday, compared to an all-time low of 11.6% on Monday
  • The percentage of people who tested positive during screening was 16.5% on Wednesday
  • The number of total tests administered during the first 30 days of the outbreak reached 247,768. The daily number will reach 30,000 from next week, Koca said

Policy makers have gradually increased restrictions on people’s mobility since the first case was confirmed March 10. The government has announced a lockdown for young and elderly people, suspended air transportation and announced a quarantine for more than 30 cities, including Istanbul and the capital, Ankara. Erdogan unveiled a 100-billion-lira ($14.8 billion) package to mitigate the economic fallout, including cheaper credit and tax deferrals for businesses.

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