Curfew

The Health Ministry's committee of experts on the pandemic appeared likely to advise the government to impose a 6 p.m. traffic curfew in the region of Attica for the weekends, although the proposal is not backed by all the members of the committee.

Citizen Protection Minister Mihalis Chrysohoidis said that the government has not ruled out the possibility of an earlier curfew in Greece as a measure to stop the recent spike in new infections.

Asked on Wednesday if authorities are considering stopping all traffic at 6 p.m. instead of the current 9 p.m., the minister said "it is something we will see."

For a long time, the couple, who spoke on condition their surnames were not published, would sleep on the outskirts of the city and take public transport into the centre each day for food and supplies.

Turkey imposed another weekend curfew late on Jan. 29 as part of measures to stem the spread the novel coronavirus.

The weekend-long curfew in the country began on Friday at 9:00 p.m. local time (1800GMT) and will end on Monday 5:00 a.m. local time (0200GMT).

At that time, France was under the restrictions of yet another lockdown, and that is additional proof that a strict curfew does not prevent the spread of the virus, writes Reuters.
The Ministry of Health announced that 26.916 new cases of COVID-19 were registered, which is more than on Tuesday, when 22.086 were recorded, while 26.784 were registered last Wednesday.

Netherlands saw street riots for 3 days ending with over 500 people detained.

In several cities, including the capital Amsterdam, some businesses closed early and emergency ordinances were in place to give law enforcement greater powers to respond to the rioting, which was prompted by a nighttime curfew to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

Curfew remains in force

Some 25,000 people in Turkey violated weeknight curfews and a full lockdown on the weekend between Jan. 11 and Jan. 18, the country's Interior Ministry has announced.

As part of the government's measures to slow the spread of COVID-19, Turkey has been implementing the curfews and lockdowns since early December 2020.

Under his authoritarian rule, he has dismantled state institutions, made brutal staffing turnovers and insulted journalists.  In recent days, he has been especially keen on quarrelling with foreign diplomats and politicians on Twitter.

Greek authorities extended a stricter lockdown imposed on the small town of Sperchiada in the region of Fthiotida, central Greece, until January 18, Civil Protection announced on Wednesday evening.

The measures are initially introduced on January 5 after health authorities detected a higher number of coronavirus cases.