Nearly 60 Turkish provinces will reintroduce weekend curfews

Most provinces in Turkey will again have a weekend curfew. This was stated by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose words are quoted by Anadolu.

Erdogan explained the new measures by an increase in the incidence of coronavirus and an increase in the number of deaths from the infection. According to him, 58 cities, where 80% of the population of Turkey live, have already entered the "red zone", and curfews will operate in them from 21:00 Friday to 5:00 Monday. The already existing curfew from 21:00 to 5:00 on weekdays remains throughout the country.

In addition, during the month of Ramadan (from April 12 to May 12), catering establishments will only serve takeaway visitors. There are also restrictions on holding public iftars (dinners) and suhoors (morning meals).

A continuous curfew was in effect in Turkey from 21:00 on December 31 to 05:00 on January 4. Before that, as part of the fight against coronavirus, the country had already introduced a curfew on weekends.

According to the Turkish Ministry of Health, have been detected more than 32,000 cases of coronavirus infection in the country over the past day. During the same period, 154 people died from the infection. According to Hopkins University, the country ranks ninth in the world in terms of the number of cases during the pandemic (over 3.2 million people). More than 31 thousand people died from COVID-19 in the country during the pandemic.