Turkey announces lockdown from April 29 to curb coronavirus infections.<br />'' <br />''Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan says a full lockdown will start this week to fight coronavirus infections, marking the country's strictest measure since the pandemic began.The lockdown is set to begin Thursday and last until May 17.<br />'' <br />''President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said today that all businesses will have to close unless otherwise stated by the interior minister.<br />'' <br />''Supermarkets can stay open, except on Sundays. Permission will be needed for intercity travel. All schools will switch to online learning.<br />'' <br />''He added that the aim is to lower daily infections to 5,000. Confirmed infections Sunday stood at 38,553.<br />'' <br />''Turkey had so far instituted partial lockdowns. After the country lifted partial restrictions in March, infections and deaths soared.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Turkey has recorded more than 38,000 deaths and 4.6 million infections since the start of the pandemic.</span><br />