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The mayor of Istanbul called for the closure of at least two weeks to limit the “out of control»Increase in their cases coronavirus and affirmed that deaths from covid-19 only in the city exceed the number made public for the entire country.
Mayor Ekrem Imamoglou, a prominent politician from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), said that the country’s largest city should act quickly and present a clear picture of the second wave of the pandemic.
«This time it’s not like the March-April period (during the first wave). The circle is narrowingHe said at the inauguration of a water treatment plant.
«Especially in the last week … there are at least 50 more deaths in Istanbul alone than the number published for all of Turkey“Added Imamoglu, who was elected last year, inflicting a humiliating defeat on President Erdogan’s ruling AK Party.
Imamoglu, who is considered a possible future presidential hopeful and who also tested positive for coronavirus last month, said he supported a proposal by a local committee to immediate quarantine for 2-3 weeks followed a controlled lifting of the measure and a period of tracing the contacts of the cases.
Earlier, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that The country’s hospitals are not currently overcrowded, but that the situation is likely to get worse if citizens do not comply with restrictive measures, such as the use of masks and social distancing.
COVID-19 has caused more than 11,300 deaths in Turkey. Yesterday, the daily number of deaths and new cases was 93 and 3,045 respectively, similar to that of late April, shortly after the initial escalation.
The government only cites symptomatic cases, a policy that has drawn strong criticism from opposition lawmakers and medical circles.
Some of the new measures imposed in recent weeks include the closure of businesses before and in Istanbul specifically for specific hours over 65 years who will be allowed to leave their homes.
One some national blockade and the city-to-city travel ban imposed in June.
Health Minister Faretin Kotsa said last month that a dangerous outbreak of new cases was taking place in Istanbul, but a new lockdown was not being considered at the time.
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