Turkey may ease restrictions by early June

Turkey is considering the possibility of easing restrictions in early June as officials work on devising possible plans to pave way for easing outbreak restrictions.

This in light of a recent comments made by Health Minister Fahrettin Koca when he said cases may plateau soon.

Turkey can reach the peak of the coronavirus pandemic in one week or 10 days, Koca said on Friday, April 17 following a meeting with the Science Board.

Koca added that the number of cases will start to decrease in two or three weeks.

If the number of new cases does not fluctuate and follow a path, as Koca suggested, returning to some sort of normalcy could be possible after Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan and that is set to take place between May 23 and May 26 this year.

Officials stress that the next couple of weeks will be crucial, thus, developments will be closely monitored in order to lay out a new timetable in the fight against the outbreak.