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Turkey will introduce a 24-hour curfew during the New Year holidays, which will last three and a half days.
This was reported by the Daily Sabah, citing a statement by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on December 14. The curfew will run from 9:00 p.m. on December 31 to 5:00 a.m. on January 4.
Erdogan emphasized that the positive results of the restrictions that were previously introduced are already visible.
“Thanks to the measures introduced earlier, we can see a serious decrease in the number of patients and deaths from COVID-19 compared to other countries,” said the president.
He also referred to the negative impact of the coronavirus on the economy and noted that the government is taking measures for the country to survive.
“Our first and foremost goal is to become one of the leading countries in the post-pandemic era. We are taking steps to ensure economic growth, investment and employment opportunities,” Erdogan said.
The president also made a surprise announcement, saying the country was preparing its own space program.
“In the coming weeks, we will present our national space program,” said the head of state.
Previously in Turkey, the government suspended the work of baths, saunas, swimming pools, gyms. In shopping malls, the number of customers was limited by a digital code. And cafes and restaurants were allowed to work just to go.
On December 14, Turkey recorded the maximum number of coronavirus infection cases in the entire pandemic: 29,617 per day, 229 people died. The country ranks sixth in the world in terms of incidence.
Earlier, OBOZREVATEL reported that the Turkish authorities concealed the actual number of COVID-19 infected at the end of November. In early December, the country abruptly broke among the leaders in the spread of the virus.
