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Pressure for Turkey lockdown grows, Erdogan vows to sustain economy

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Pressure for Turkey lockdown grows, Erdogan vows to sustain economyPresident Tayyip Erdogan is under growing pressure from unions and the opposition for a lockdown to slow the spread of coronavirus, but insists that Turkey should “keep wheels turning” in the economy and that people continue going to work. Ankara has stopped all international flights, limited domestic travel, closed schools, bars and cafes, suspended mass prayers and sports fixtures to counter the outbreak. The authorities have not, however, ordered people to stay at home, even as the number of cases in Turkey has risen sharply.

Source: Yahoo.com