All residents of Turkey across 31 cities have been ordered to stay indoors for 48 hours from Friday midnight, this directive was initiated as part of measures to curb the spread of coronavirus in the country.
According to the interior ministry, the 48 hours stay indoor order will last until 9pm on Sunday, as many cities will be affected including the country economic capital Istanbul, AFP reports.
This order led to residents shopping in a frenzy, with people rushing to markets to get comestibles and toiletries in Ankara and Istanbul.
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A resident said, “It is really bad that they announced it so late. Had it been in the morning, we would have gone to the markets to get food and drinks.
“Right now everyone is going through chaos.”
Another resident had described the order as abrupt, causing the erratic movement noticed across cities.
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