The gradual removal of coronavirus restrictions in Turkey will begin after May 17. This was stated by the President of the country Tayip Erdogan, reports anAdolu ajansı news agency.
Earlier, Erdogan announced a full locked in the country from 19:00 on April 29 to 5:00 on May 17 due to the difficult situation with COVID-19. In particular, all organizations and institutions suspend their work, and long-distance travel rides are possible only after receiving permission from the authorities. On April 16, 63,082 sick were recorded in Turkey, after which the number of cases began to gradually decrease and 10 May reached the minimum value in two months – 13,604.
“Taking a pandemic under control, at the end of Ramadan (May 17) we will take steps to start controlled normalization,” said Erdogan in a television on the occasion of the end of Ramadan. He added that the country planned to get rid of the pandemic until the end of last year, but from – The new Coronavirus wave was forced to go on restrictive measures again.