A hairdresser wearing a face mask makes a haircut for a customer at a hair salon in Ankara, Turkey, on May 11, 2020. (Xinhua/Mustafa Kaya)

-- Turkey's COVID-19 cases climb to 139,771, 3,841 deaths;

-- Iran's tally of infections hits 109,286, 6,685 deaths;

-- Israel reports lowest 4,405 active cases;

-- China promises to continue to support Lebanon's fight against COVID-19.

CAIRO, May 11  -- Turkey's COVID-19 cases on Monday climbed to 139,771 with 1,114 new infections, while Iran witnessed a higher surge of coronavirus cases with the tally approaching 110,000.

The death toll of COVID-19 in Turkey, the hardest-hit country in the Middle East, rose to 3,841 after 55 more fatalities were added in the past 24 hours, Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca tweeted.

In addition, a total of 95,780 patients in the country have recovered, he said.

Earlier in the day, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared a four-day lockdown from May 16 until May 19, a public holiday in Turkey, as part of the measures to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The president also announced the government's decision to lift the travel restrictions for nine cities, noting the limitations for 15 other provinces, including Istanbul, would continue.

Meanwhile, most of the shopping malls, barbershops and beauty salons across Turkey resumed operations as part of a gradual easing of the restrictions to curb the coronavirus pandemic.

In Iran, the tally of COVID-19 infections surged to 109,286 after 1,683 new cases were registered.