Weekend Curfew Becomes Effective Across Turkey
A Turkey-wide weekend curfew became effective on Friday as part of measures to stem a new coronavirus wave.
The weekend-long curfew in the country began on Friday at 9 p.m. and will end on Monday at 5 a.m. local time.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in late November announced new restrictions, including a curfew on weeknights and a full weekend curfew.
Some sectors, including production, supply, health, and agriculture, will be exempt from the curfews, Erdogan said.
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Supermarkets, grocery stores, butchers, and dried fruit shops will operate between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. over the weekend.
Bakeries will also be open during the weekend curfew.
Meanwhile, restaurants will only offer delivery service between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
The announcement came after a surge in the number of COVID-19 patients in Turkey.
On Friday, Turkey reported 26,410 new COVID-19 infections, including 4,103 symptomatic patients, and saw 246 more deaths over the past 24 hours.
