China News Service, May 28, according to Reuters, as the situation of the new crown epidemic in Turkey stabilized, the government began to relax some restrictions. On the 28th local time, Turkey began to resume some intercity train services.
According to reports, in order to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, Turkey requires people not to go out during the weekend, stopped most of the movement of people between major cities, and closed schools and restaurants around the country.
Data map: Turkey in an outbreak.
However, as the number of new cases decreased, the Turkish government began to cancel some restrictions, and expressed the hope that the people's lives would return to normal in August.
On May 28 local time, an intercity train departed from the capital Ankara to Istanbul. Allegedly, this is the first time since the intercity train service was interrupted on March 28. According to reports, Turkey will provide 16 train services per day, but individuals under 20 and over 65 years old cannot travel.
Turkish Transport Minister Karais Meglu said that the train will run at half the passenger capacity and the fare will not increase. He also said that passengers will be monitored for symptoms related to the virus, "passengers with symptoms during the journey will be taken to the quarantine compartment on the train and handed over to health officials at the first appropriate station."
According to data released by the Turkish Ministry of Health on the 27th, there were 1,035 newly diagnosed cases in the country, with a total of 159,797 diagnosed cases, a total of 4,431 deaths, and a total of 122,793 cured cases.