Breaking News: Mask Wearing Made Mandatory in 10 Provinces! As we continue the intense fight against the coronavirus, mask usage has emerged as one of the most important preventive measures alongside social distancing. Mask wearing has been made mandatory in 10 provinces. During the controlled life period, masks are required in marketplaces, grocery stores, shopping malls, public transportation, taxis, and reopened hair salons and barbershops.
Going Outside Without a Mask Is Prohibited in 10 Provinces!
Going outside without a mask is prohibited in 10 provinces. According to the latest emergency decisions, authorities emphasize both the mask requirement and strict adherence to social distancing in those provinces. While announcing the mask rule, officials also highlighted the importance of keeping physical distance. In addition to the 10 provinces where leaving home without a mask is banned, entry without a mask has been restricted on some crowded streets and bazaars in cities such as Gaziantep, Izmir and Adana. The 10 provinces where going out without a mask is banned are listed below.
- Adıyaman,
- Afyonkarahisar,
- Aydın,
- Balıkesir,
- Bartın,
- Denizli,
- Düzce,
- Kastamonu,
- Muğla,
- Uşak.
Health authorities stress that mask use and social distancing are both critical in the fight against the coronavirus. During the normalization process, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan underlined on May 11 that wearing masks, maintaining physical distance and strict hygiene measures are all vital. President Erdoğan emphasized that people must never go outside without a mask and that physical distancing should be maintained in crowded places such as markets, workplaces and streets. Likewise, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca described the controlled social life as a new way of living during the pandemic and summarized the conditions to reduce the virus as Mask + Social Distance.