Turkey's virus-related curfew ends

Turkey's COVID-19 cases have dropped considerably, and the percentage of people who have received a vaccine dose more than doubled in June.
Tourists have a meal at a restaurant at Sultanahmet in Istanbul on May 9, 2021, during a new lockdown aimed at fighting a surging third wave of COVID-19 infections.
Tourists have a meal at a restaurant at Sultanahmet in Istanbul on May 9, 2021, during a new lockdown aimed at fighting a surging third wave of COVID-19 infections. Turkey welcomed foreign tourists while locking down locals from April 29 to May 17. - BULENT KILIC/AFP via Getty Images
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Several virus-related restrictions were lifted in Turkey today.

The nightly curfew Monday through Saturday, as well as the full-day curfew on Sunday, ended Thursday morning. Intercity travel also resumed, and cafes and restaurants can serve customers without capacity restrictions again. Movie theaters and workplaces that were ordered to close also can now reopen, Turkey’s official Anadolu Agency reported, citing the Interior Ministry.

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