A man walks across the deserted Eminonu Square in Istanbul on May 9, 2021, during a new lockdown aimed at fighting a surging third wave of Covid-19 infections. – Turkey will enter “a full closure” from April 29 to May 17, that requires people to stay indoors without a valid reason and sees all non-essential businesses closed. The nation of 84 million has seen daily Covid-19 death tolls rise to around 350 — higher than during two previous spikes last year. 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