After so much of self-isolation, people got out to get bread etc and most may end up getting the virus:(
Ministry Imposes Last-Minute Curfew for Weekend, People Queue Up in Front of Groceries
This is what happens when you announce a 48 hour lockdown three hours before it starts. As if COVID-19 wasn’t a problem enough already, tonight it gets a chance to spread like wildfire in all of the biggest cities of Turkey. pic.twitter.com/hUKvS4zREf
— Can Okar (@canokar) April 10, 2020
Curfews to combat the pandemic should not be imposed so hastily. @municipalityist was not informed of the sudden 48-hr curfew in #Istanbul & was left unsure as to what services will be provided tomorrow. Decisions taken unilaterally only serve to create more panic and confusion.
— Ekrem İmamoğlu (International) (@imamoglu_int) April 10, 2020
Turkish imposes a two-day lockdown in 31 provinces from midnight
The Purge (2020)
by u/simbuah in Turkey
Timeline of the COVID-19 by First Case from Each Country | The First 100 affected countries
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6cuy9vsrVw&feature=emb_title
Istanbul’s baskets become a lifeline for older people under COVID-19 curfew | Ahval
For hundreds of years, this Ottoman-era cologne has been synonymous with Turkish hospitality. Now, it’s being used to fight coronavirus. As commercial hand sanitisers run dry in the US and Europe, people in Turkey are turning to a traditional
Turkey's number rise: Highest number of testing to date brings highest number of cases: 4,747–w/total of 47,029. Death toll crosses 1000, and a substantial rise in ICU cases: 1,667. Below I will compare Turkey to world numbers, in terms of testing, and other stats. #COVIDー19 pic.twitter.com/gbK1Jb0twJ
— Louis Fishman لوي فيشمان לואי פישמן (@Istanbultelaviv) April 10, 2020
How Apple and Google Are Enabling Covid-19 Bluetooth Contact-Tracing
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The Coronavirus’s Impact on Chinatown | The New Yorker
Inside Italy’s Hospitals: A Disturbing Look at Coronavirus Up Close
Why NYC Public Housing is Unprepared For Coronavirus | The New Yorke
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My local theater has a sense of humor
by u/AngelBear2010 in funny
The world is facing an unprecedented crisis. In just a few weeks, the Covid-19 pandemic has swept across the world and caused tremendous human tragedy and a historical economic setback of which we still do not know the full impact. Our societies
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