Covid-19: Turkey's report a surge in daily cases, highest since May

Intercity travel restrictions considered to curb COVID-19 spread: Turkey

DUBAI: Turkey could impose new intercity travel measures to assist fight the coronavirus spread, 

The 25 percent decline within the number of virus cases in Istanbul is the result of restrictions, however, the virus is spearing in different provinces,” Professor Mustafa Naci İlhan from the Health Ministry’s Social Sciences Board said, including that travel suspension could assist reduce the variety of coronavirus cases.

He further mentioned the day by day variety of confirmed virus infections is stuck at 30,000.


He also mentioned suspending intercity travel will assist stop the virus unfold between cities, but when the general public creates consciousness, this decision wouldn’t be necessary to impose.


“Travel must be banned apart from emergencies,” Professor Mehmet Ceyhan, the head of the Infectious Diseases Society, mentioned.
He added that the variety of infections in Istanbul declined barely, however he mentioned that the discount was insufficient, as individuals are touring to different provinces within the nation.


Intercity mobility restrictions must be imposed, Ceyhan said, as a result of cases could decline in Istanbul and rise elsewhere, The nation imposed weekday curfews and full lockdowns on weekends final week, the report said.


“The impact of the weekend lockdowns shall be seen within the subsequent seven to 10 days,” İlhan mentioned, Almost 38,000 people have violated the curfews and lockdown on weekends between Dec. 1 and Dec. 7 in the nation, the Interior Ministry reported.