Turkey tightens curfew due to COVID-19



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Turkey tightens curfew due to COVID-19

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The country has already registered 608 thousand cases of COVID-19

Turkey completely blocks the movement of citizens on Saturday and Sunday. The curfew will be in effect from Friday night until Monday morning.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has tightened the curfew imposed by the coronavirus pandemic. Residents of the country over the weekend will be in complete isolation, writes Reuters.

Thus, on weekdays, citizens cannot leave their homes from 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.

Now, on weekends, they are generally prohibited from leaving the house: curfew begins at 9:00 pm on Friday and continues until 05:00 am on Monday. That is, the residents of Turkey will be in complete isolation on Saturday and Sunday.

The strict restrictions were imposed after new coronavirus cases and deaths reached record levels in recent weeks.

According to the latest data, 608 thousand cases of COVID-19 were registered in Turkey, 400 thousand people recovered, 13.5 thousand died.

Korrespondent.net also wrote that a relaxation for foreigners was introduced in Turkey. In Turkey, hotel restaurants will continue their usual work as usual, but only for their guests.

Let us remember that the Cabinet of Ministers has agreed on the terms of a strict quarantine. The restriction will be introduced from December 23 to January 15, the media write.

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