President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a press conference on the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic at Huber Palace in Istanbul, Turkey on March 27, 2020. (Photo by handout / TURKISH PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE / AFP)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday issued a mandatory confinement order for everyone aged under 20 starting from midnight, as part of tougher measures to stem the spread of the coronavirus in Turkey.
In a television address, Erdogan also announced that vehicles would no longer be able to leave or enter 31 towns and cities, including Istanbul and Ankara, for 15 days.
People aged over 65 or those with chronic medical conditions are already subject to mandatory confinement in Turkey.
“Throughout the country, people aged under 20, that is to say born after January 1, 2000, will not be allowed to go out on the street” from midnight on Friday, Erdogan said.
Also, from Saturday, all those going out to shops or markets will be obliged to wear…
Source: Guardian Newspaper
