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As warmer weather takes hold, the developed world has in recent days begun to relax public health restrictions and ease into a more comfortable, if still anxious, post-pandemic reality.
“Spring blossoms and vaccinations are bringing the city out of hibernation,”
The New York Times said last week, suggesting more than a dozen local restaurants where residents might catch up on their socialising and dining out.
The UAE is continuing to reopen after achieving a vaccination rate of more than one per resident last week. British pubs and restaurants are reopening, as the UK sees just 2,000 new cases per day, a sliver of its January peak. Then there’s Israel, which achieved herd immunity weeks ago and is “partying like it’s 2019”, says
Istanbul, Turkey – Medical professionals warn that Turkey’s COVID-19 crisis could be even more severe than official statistics suggest, as new restrictions come into effect to tackle record case numbers and Russia bans flights to the country.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced new measures on Tuesday after Turkey recorded 59,187 new cases the day before, among the highest in the world per capita and more than double the daily figure reported two weeks prior.
The restrictions will be evaluated in two weeks and include the nightly street curfew being moved forward by two hours to 7pm and a ban on non-essential intercity travel, which doctors say is key to transmission. Indoor dining at cafes and restaurants and weekend shopping hours had already been restricted to limit socialising during the holy month of Ramadan.
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