To curtail the spread of COVID-19, Turkey would be under complete lockdown during four-day Eid ul-Fitr holidays. The announcement came from Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday that starting May 23 the Eid ul-Fitr religious holiday would not be public event amid the persisting threat of coronavirus.
Eid ul-Fitr is traditionally celebrated after the month of Ramazan ends. Friends and family members gather and exchange greetings while joint meals are enjoyed. However, as the confirmed cases of the virus spiked up to 150,593 on Monday and the fatalities are 4,171, lockdown seems to be the only policy measure to prevent further spread. Such a holiday would multiply chances of spread and worsen the control on its containment.
The lockdown bars most people from leaving home and is the broadest so far in Turkey, where lockdowns have only been imposed in certain cities so far.
Eid ul-Fitr is traditionally celebrated after the month of Ramazan ends. Friends and family members gather and exchange greetings while joint meals are enjoyed. However, as the confirmed cases of the virus spiked up to 150,593 on Monday and the fatalities are 4,171, lockdown seems to be the only policy measure to prevent further spread. Such a holiday would multiply chances of spread and worsen the control on its containment.
The lockdown bars most people from leaving home and is the broadest so far in Turkey, where lockdowns have only been imposed in certain cities so far.