ANKARA Turkish security forces on Friday patrolled main streets and set up checkpoints at entry and exits points of cities, to enforce Turkey s strictest COVID-19 lockdown to date. Still, many people were on the move as the government, desperate not to shut down the economy completely, kept some sectors exempt from the restrictions. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan imposed the new lockdown restrictions which took effect Thursday evening and will last until May 17 following an alarming resurgence that saw COVID-19 infections and fatalities reach record high levels. Under the restrictions which span the holy Muslim month of Ramadan, as well as the three-day Eid holiday residents are banned from leaving their homes except to shop for groceries or to meet other essential needs. Intercity travel requires special permits.
Despite 3-week lockdown, many remain on the move in Turkey
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