Covid-19: Turkey goes into national lockdown - a podcast by RNZ

from 2021-04-30T06:45

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Turkey has entered a national lockdown to curb a surge in coronavirus infections and deaths, ahead of the June tourist season.
Alongside the lockdown, is a ban on all alcohol sales for two-and-a-half weeks - prompting a rush at liquor stores.
So far, the nation of 82 million has seen 4.7 million cases and 39,000 deaths.
Istanbul correspondent Yilmaz Akinci spoke to Susie Ferguson.