Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday his government was planning to ease COVID-19 restrictions, but warned that weekend lockdowns would most likely continue until after the end of Ramadan.

The president spoke in a televised address following a cabinet meeting amid a decline in the number of daily infections.

The country announced 95 new COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, the lowest since April 11. The total death toll now stands at 2,900, with 112,261 confirmed infections.

President Erdogan also announced that Turkey would send personal protective equipment to the U.S. to help in the fight against the disease. Military planes, carrying N-95 masks, hazmat suits, goggles, facial shields and disinfectants, are due to leave for the U.S. on Tuesday.

Earlier, the Interior Ministry announced that authorities had detained 402 people in the past 42 days for allegedly sharing "false and provocative" social media posts about the COVID-19 pandemic.

A ministry statement said officials have inspected more than 6,000 social media accounts and the 402 suspects were among 855 account-holders sought by authorities for sharing "provocative" posts.