President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that the Turkish government will begin applying a full blockade nationwide from April 29 to May 17, amid the complicated epidemic of COVID-19.
Istanbul’s people wear full masks. Photo: Reuters “From 19:00 on April 29 to 5 a.m. on May 17, a complete nationwide blockade will be applied. All offices and offices – other than those listed on the Ministry of the Interior’s list – will have to be temporarily closed. Residents are only allowed to move between cities if travel is proven to be required. Public transport will only operate at 50% capacity, ”Erdogan said. According to the President of Turkey, these measures are enacted to reduce the number of new cases of COVID-19 per day to 5,000 cases. During the blockade, schools and kindergartens will have to suspend operations and switch to online learning. Exams will be postponed. The evening and night curfew will still be in effect. Hotels will stop receiving reservations and apply strict quarantine measures. Earlier, the Turkish government announced a series of restriction orders during the first two weeks of April, but was unable to improve the situation. In recent days, the increase in the number of COVID-19 cases per day has reached 30,000-40,000 cases. Turkey recorded its first case of COVID-19 on March 10, 2020. The total number of COVID-19 cases in this country has exceeded 4.6 million. As many as 38,000 people have died from COVID-19.
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