Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that a four-day lockdown would be imposed in 31 cities from Thursday as part of efforts to stem the spread of the coronavirus.
Turkey imposed lockdowns in 31 cities over the past two weekends.
Erdogan said the lockdown would be longer this time due to a national holiday that falls on Thursday, April 23, adding that weekend lockdowns could continue “for some time”.
Speaking after a cabinet meeting, Erdogan said Turkey aims to bring the outbreak to a level that would allow for a normalization of life after the Eid al-Fitr religious holiday at the end of May, adding that steps could be taken before that.
Turkey's coronavirus death toll rose by 123 to 2,140 on Monday, with 4,674 new cases confirmed, raising its infections to 90,980.
