Outdoor mask mandate scrapped, some other anti-virus rules eased
People will not wear masks in Turkey
However, people will still need to wear protective face However, people will still need to wear protective face masks while on planes, in buses, theaters and cinemas, as well as health facilities and inside schools, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Feb. 2, following a meeting of the Health Ministry’s Science Board, which advises the government on the pandemic.
Qazet.az informs that under the new rules Koca announced, people will not be required to wear face masks in indoor places if there is sufficient ventilation in those venues, but they should maintain social distancing.
“This should be the main principle: We are not completely removing the masks from our lives. We will still be carrying them to wear when necessary. We need to move from the phase where the entire society fights against the disease by introducing restrictions to a phase where people should act individually to protect themselves,” the minister said in the press conference.
The number of daily infections, which hit above 100,000 in early February, has dropped below 80,000 since Feb. 24 and further declined to currently standling below 60,000.
A previous measure that classrooms should be closed if two students test positive for the virus was also lifted. The student who has tested positive will stay in isolation, but education in this classroom will continue. while on planes, in buses, theaters and cinemas, as well as health facilities and inside schools, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Feb. 2, following a meeting of the Health Ministry’s Science Board, which advises the government on the pandemic.
Under the new rules Koca announced, people will not be required to wear face masks in indoor places if there is sufficient ventilation in those venues, but they should maintain social distancing.
“This should be the main principle: We are not completely removing the masks from our lives. We will still be carrying them to wear when necessary. We need to move from the phase where the entire society fights against the disease by introducing restrictions to a phase where people should act individually to protect themselves,” the minister said in the press conference.
The number of daily infections, which hit above 100,000 in early February, has dropped below 80,000 since Feb. 24 and further declined to currently standling below 60,000.
A previous measure that classrooms should be closed if two students test positive for the virus was also lifted. The student who has tested positive will stay in isolation, but education in this classroom will continue.