Summer holidays in Turkey are under threat as the country was forced to impose a three-week lockdown on Thursday, despite promising British tourists would be welcome, even without a vaccine, last week. The country relies heavily on tourism to bring in foreign currency and wants to slow infection rates before the season starts. 'We have world-class border processes in place for ensuring travel will be low-risk throughout Turkey. But, the country has also fallen far behind schedule for its vaccine rollout, despite a quick start to the programme in January. This month, Turkey's confirmed Covid-19 infections averaged around 60,000 per day during the peak week.

Source: Daily Mail April 30, 2021 08:36 UTC