Today, April 26, Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that the Turkish authorities will introduce a full lockdown from April 29 to May 17.
In Turkey on these dates:
- A restriction is imposed on long-distance travel
- full-time education in schools is suspended
- the occupancy rate of public transport cannot exceed 50%
- most of the institutions are closed
Erdogan explained that, with the exception of those separately agreed with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, all offices and workplaces will be closed. For intercity travel, you will need to obtain a permit.
The restrictions take effect from 19:00 on Thursday, April 29th and end at 05:00 on Monday, May 17th.
According to the American Johns Hopkins University, a total of 4 629 969 confirmed cases of coronavirus infection were confirmed in Turkey, 4 073 644 people were cured, 38 358 died. On April 25, 38 553 new cases of infection were registered in the country, and 40 596 a day earlier. data as of December 31, 2020, 83 614 362 people live in the country.
