4 hours agoTurkey imposes new restrictions on pandemic
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)Turkey announced that beginning Friday, new measures against COVIDD-19 will take effect. Turkey's Interior Ministry said the measures would include restrictions on the operation of restaurants and cafes and implementation of partial isolation over the weekend. According to the statement, restaurants, cafes, shopping malls, and [...]
Turkey's Interior Ministry said the measures would include restrictions on the operation of restaurants and cafes and implementation of partial isolation over the weekend.
According to the statement, restaurants, cafes, shopping malls and hair salons will be able to work from 7.00 to 17.00, while only “taque service will be allowed in restaurants away” (Take it with you).
Cinemas will be closed by the end of the year, while elementary schools will be passed on to long-term learning.
We are facing a serious situation. The number of cases and deaths have reached a serious level, starting with Istanbul, so we have to be more cautious”, Turkey's president, Recep Tayip Erdogan, has said.
Turkey, has some 83 million inhabitants. On Tuesday, 103 new deaths from COVID 19, the first time the daily number reached over 100 since 25 April, reported.
So far, 11,704 deaths have been recorded by coronarys in Turkey. The figure is estimated to be relatively low when compared with those of countries with similar populations, and the World Health Organisation has praised Ankara for its response to pandemic.
Turkish authorities have urged people to wear street masks in large cities since July. This measure took effect on the country's scale in September. \Rel
