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

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The Interior Ministry has imposed a curfew for 31 cities with a higher population for the weekend as temperatures are expected to rise.

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

Şu an #SokaktaHayatVar

— Barbaros Şansal (@barbarosansalfn) April 10, 2020

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