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Turkey closes completely: Erdogan surprisingly starts “full lockdown” - mega-incidence in Istanbul

2021-04-29T16:44:03.445Z


Because of the immensely rising corona numbers in Turkey, Turkish President Erdogan has ordered a complete lockdown until May 17th.


Because of the immensely rising corona numbers in Turkey, Turkish President Erdogan has ordered a complete lockdown until May 17th.

Update from April 27, 2:30 p.m.:

Tourists are still exempt from the exit restrictions, as the Interior Ministry announced. According to the Turkish Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, guests in the country should be able to move around as freely as possible. According to the state news agency

Anadolu

, the minister made

it clear: "Our most visited and important museums and archaeological sites remain open".

And he continued to promote trips to Turkey, as the lockdown would make them even more attractive for tourists: “They are both open and much more pleasant.

In some ways, being a tourist in Turkey is beneficial, ”said Ersoy.

Due to the pandemic, Turkey is suffering a lot from the slump in tourism.

As early as 2020, the country recorded a decrease of around 70 percent in tourists compared to the previous year.

Erdogan proclaims “full lockdown” by mid-May - supermarkets are also affected

First report from April 27, 12:53 p.m.:

Ankara - Turkey is

closing

due to the enormously increasing number of infections with the

corona virus

.

As the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

announced on television

last Monday (April 26), according to

dpa

, the “full lockdown” will start on Thursday (April 29) at 7 p.m.

In the following 18 days, until Monday, May 17 at 5 a.m., the President hopes that the closings will lead to a decrease in the number of infections.

In Turkey there were 37,312 new infections on Monday (April 26) alone.

At the beginning of the month there was even talk of over 60,000 in one day, with up to around 350 deaths every day.

Turkey: Seven-day incidence value higher than in both previous waves despite night curfews

Over 37,000 people have officially died in Turkey since the pandemic began.

The number of infections is particularly high in the city of Istanbul.

There, the seven-day incidence value was around 850 cases per 100,000 inhabitants - more than in the two previous waves.

Erdogan now hopes to be able to reduce the number of infections in the third wave "quickly to less than 5000 per day" through the lockdown.

In addition to the nocturnal curfews that have been in effect since the middle of the month and the closed catering - with the exception of delivery service - the Turkish President says that there are now further tightenings.

Corona in Turkey: No city change without official approval

As of Thursday, citizens will therefore need a valid reason to be able to leave their homes.

This includes, for example, grocery shopping or medical treatment.

A government permit is also required to travel from one city to another.

All businesses without a special permit, which the Ministry of the Interior decides on, have to close for the time being.

This also includes schools.

Grocery stores and businesses that are crucial for logistics and production are excluded.

In the future, supermarkets will not be allowed to open on Sundays for the first time.

With the lockdown until May 17, President Erdogan deliberately includes the end of the fasting month of Ramadan.

Because after the fast, on May 12th, large family celebrations usually take place.

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Source: merkur

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