Turkey to suspend all scientific and culture events in latest coronavirus measure
Turkey is postponing all events related to science, culture and the arts.
Amid a surge in confirmed coronavirus infections, Turkey is postponing all events related to science, culture and the arts, its president announced Friday.
“It is deemed appropriate to postpone any scientific, cultural, artistic and similar meetings or activities to be held in open or closed areas at national and international level until the end of April,” read the decree from President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Turkey’s Official Gazette, according to the Hürriyet newspaper.
Turkey has reported 359 cases of the coronavirus, and as of late Thursday, the death toll had reached four, according to Minister Fahrettin Koca.
The government has responded to the spread of the virus by closing schools and universities, as well as public venues such as cafes, bars and Turkish baths. Turkey has also suspended collective prayers in mosques and places of worship, postponed sporting events and halted flights to 20 countries.
