Turkey adds curbs for Ramadan as COVID-19 surges

Mahya master Ramazan Kizilkaya and Cemil Buyurkan take part in the installation of the mahya at the top of one of the minarets of Yeni New mosque, as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease continues in Istanbul, Turkey, on Apr 27, 2020. ANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday announced new restrictions for the first two weeks of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan to contain surging coronavirus infections, warning that tougher curbs could follow if case numbers did not drop.

Turkey ranks fourth globally in new COVID-19 cases, which hit nearly 56,000 on Saturday - a five-fold jump from early March when Erdogan eased social curbs. On Monday the health minister warned of a third peak in the pandemic."In the recent period, the rising case and death numbers mainly in metropolitan cities are directing us to tighten measures again. We cannot remain observers to this trend," Erdogan said.

Speaking after a cabinet meeting, Erdogan said the duration of a weekday curfew had been extended, announced limitations on intercity travel and public transport, and banned all events in closed spaces until after Ramadan."The aim is to ensure a significant decrease in case and death numbers in these two weeks," he said.

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