Turkey announces it will be bringing in 2021 with a COVID-19 lockdown
Turkey’s president has announced a lockdown starting New Year’s Eve to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Speaking after a cabinet meeting Monday, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the curfew would begin the evening of Dec. 31 and go till further notice.
The government this month re-introduced weekend lockdowns as well as night-time curfews amid a spike in infections and deaths. It has avoided a full lockdown since the beginning of the pandemic to keep the country’s beleaguered economy running.
Erdogan also announced some rental support for businesses and promised to continue discounts for value added taxes.
Monday’s health ministry statistics showed a record of 229 confirmed new daily deaths, bringing the total death toll to 16,646. The 7-day average of confirmed infections hovers above 30,000, making Turkey one of the worst-hit nations in the world.
The Turkish people don’t really need an extended lockdown now alll that be done is that treatment must be provided for its citizens with Internationally approved vaccines.
The lockdown by Erdogan is directed to preserve his failed Government and to prevent opposition coups.
