Turkey to send medical aid to US, will announce normalisation schedule soon as the country will continue weekend curfews until after holy month of Ramadan
Erdogan also said a three-day lockdown would be imposed in 31 cities as of Friday, May 1, and that weekend lockdowns would continue until after Eid al Fitr in late May. He said a schedule for returning to normal would be announced soon.
"We are preparing a comprehensive program to bring life back to normal throughout the country. We will announce the program prepared by the vice president soon," Erdogan said.Turkey has so far delivered aid to at least 57 countries around the globe to help their fight against the coronavirus outbreak.
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