Turkey resumes intercity train services as coronavirus curbs ease

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Turkey begun operating intercity trains on Thursday after a two-month gap, as it gradually eases coronavirus curbs in a bid to restore normal life and reopen an economy facing the threat of recession.

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FILE PHOTO: People enjoy a park, as seniors over 65 years old have been exempted from curfew for six hours during the first day of Eid, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease , in Istanbul, Turkey, May 24, 2020. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

But the government has begun rolling back some measures as the spread of the virus slows, saying it aims to normalise life until August. Trains would run at half capacity with no ticket price hikes, Transport Minister Adil Karaismailoglu said, adding that passengers would be monitored for virus symptoms.

The resumption comes after a four-day stay-home order nationwide for the Eid al-Fitr religious holiday was lifted at midnight on Tuesday.

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