Turkey to ease coronavirus measures starting tomorrow

Photo: AA

Click to read the article in Turkish

Turkey will ease coronavirus measures starting tomorrow (June 1) President and Justice and Development Party (AKP) Chair Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has announced.

Addressing reporters following a Cabinet meeting in the capital Ankara, Erdoğan said that a curfew will be imposed from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. on weekdays and Saturdays in June.

A full lockdown will be imposed on Sundays until further notice.
Restaurants and cafes will serve in-person between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m., and delivery will continue until midnight.

Turkey started a gradual reopening process on May 17 after a 17-day lockdown that significantly brought infections in the country down.
Until June 1, the country enforced weeknight curfews from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., while weekends were under full lockdown.

Turkey, a country of 83 million people, has administered over 29.06 million vaccine jabs since mid-January, according to official figures. More than 16.58 million people have received their first doses, and over 12.47 million people have been fully vaccinated. (EMK/VK)