Turkey eases COVID-19 restrictions

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Turkey eases COVID-19 restrictions

STORY: Turkey eases COVID-19 restrictions DATELINE: March 3, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:43 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1 various of people in the streets 2 various of Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca 3 various of the vaccination efforts 4 various of people in the streets 5 various of the hospitals STORYLINE: Turkey eased several COVID-19 restrictions in public spaces as the country has entered a new phase in the fight against the pandemic, Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Wednesday. The fight against the coronavirus will rely especially on vaccines, Koca said after a meeting of Turkey's COVID-19 science board. The country will fight the pandemic by individual measures and the citizens without symptoms will not be tested, he said. Accordingly, the outdoor mask requirement is lifted, while masks will not be mandatory indoors when there is enough ventilation and if the distance rule is respected, Koca said. A contact tracing app code will no longer be required while en

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