User:SphynxLLJ/COVID-19 pandemic in Istanbul

COVID-19 pandemic in Istanbul, the COVID-19 disease that emerged in Wuhan, the capital of China's Hubei region, was seen in 140,192 people as of October 25, 2020, according to the statements of the Turkish Ministry of Health, in Turkey's Istanbul province, as it spread to the international arena and turned into a coronavirus pandemic. 3,253 people died.

Pre-COVID-19 in Istanbul
As of March 2, 2020, information about Overpass and Underpass entrances and how to protect them from the epidemic began to be provided on information screens. On March 8, 2020, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality started to disinfect public transportation vehicles. Places of worship, museums began to be disinfected. Also, hand disinfectant was placed at the stations of the Metrobus ve Nostalgic Tram (T2) line.

March 2020

 * The first coronavirus case in Turkey was detected on March 11, 2020.
 * As of March 12, 2020, schools have been closed for 1 week. However, it was announced that the 2019-2020 academic year would not be continued. In addition, it was decided that sports competitions will be played without spectators until the end of April.
 * March 13 - Face-to-face education was given for the last time in schools.
 * March 15 - Beşiktaş - Galatasaray match was held without spectators.
 * March 18 - Aytaç Yalman, died in Sultan Abdulhamid Han Training and Research Hospital. This was the first COVID-19 related death to be announced in Istanbul.
 * March 19 - It has been announced that sports competitions have been postponed.
 * March 20 - All private and foundation hospitals have been declared pandemic hospitals.
 * March 21 - Citizens over the age of 65 and those with chronic diseases are prohibited from going out.
 * March 23
 * The Grand Bazaar was closed.
 * Online training started on TRT EBA TV
 * March 25 - It has been decided that the Higher Education Institutions Exam will be held on 27-28 July, and the High School Entrance System Exam will be held on 20 June.
 * March 27
 * Intercity travel was connected to the governor's permit.
 * All overseas flights were stopped, except for evacuation and cargo flights.
 * March 28 - All train services were stopped except Marmaray.
 * March 29
 * Commercial taxis were decided to operate depending on the last digit of the license plate.
 * Sabiha Gökçen Airport was closed to flights

April 2020

 * April 3
 * Entrances to 30 metropolitan cities including Istanbul and a non-metropolitan city Zonguldak were closed.
 * A curfew has been imposed on citizens aged 20 and under. In addition, all domestic flights were stopped.
 * April 6
 * It was decided to distribute free masks through the PTT ve E-Devlet.
 * It was decided to build an emergency hospital at Atatürk Airport and Samandıra Army Air Base and to restore Hadımköy Dr. İsmail Niyazi Kurtulmuş Hospital.
 * April 9 - A curfew was declared by the Minister of Interior at 22:00 on April 10-11, 2020 in 30 metropolitan cities and Zonguldak, where chronic diseases are too common.
 * April 10-11 - Curfew restrictions have been imposed in Istanbul for the first time in the last 20 years. The last curfew was applied in the 2000 Turkish census.
 * April 11 - The highest number of cases per day was detected with 5,138 cases across Turkey.
 * April 12 - Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu announced that he resigned due to the queues in front of markets etc. before the curfew imposed on 10-11 April 2020. However, his resignation was not accepted by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
 * April 13 - In the decisions taken by the Governorship of Istanbul, it decided not to take unmasked passengers to public transportation vehicles and to take passengers with 50% capacity of the vehicles.
 * The overseas flights, which were suspended until April 17, 2020, were suspended until May 1.
 * April 18-19 - Curfew declared for the second time in 30 metropolitan cities and Zonguldak.
 * April 20 - The first phase of Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital was put into service.
 * A curfew was declared in 30 metropolitan cities and Zonguldak between 23-26 April due to the first day of Ramadan and the National Sovereignty and Children's Day..

May 2020

 * A curfew was declared in 30 metropolitan cities and Zonguldak between 1-3 May due to the 1 May Labor Day.
 * May 4
 * The normalization schedule has been announced.
 * Entries and exits to Istanbul were restricted for 14 more days.
 * It was decided to resell the masks by setting a base price.
 * It has been decided that the MSU Exam will be held on 14 June and the High School Entrance Exam will be held on 20 June. On the other hand, the date of YKS Exams has been withdrawn to 27-28 June. Citizens under the age of 20 and over the age of 65 were allowed to go outside for 4 hours a week.
 * May 5 - Single-double license plate application in taxis was terminated.
 * May 9-10 - Curfew was declared in 23 metropolitan cities and Zonguldak.
 * May 11 - Some shopping malls, beauty salons and barbers started to serve.
 * A curfew was declared in 14 metropolitan cities and Zonguldak between 16-19 May due to the Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day.
 * The opening of the M7 Mecidiyeköy - Mahmutbey metro line, which was planned to open on May 19, was postponed.
 * May 21 - The second phase of Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital was put into service.
 * Curfew was imposed in 81 provinces due to Ramadan Feast between 23-26 May.
 * 28 Mayıs - YHT travels started again.
 * May 29 - Sancaktepe Prof. Dr. Feriha Öz Emergency Hospital was put into service.
 * May 30-31 - Curfew was imposed in 14 metropolitan cities and Zonguldak.
 * May 31 - Yesilkoy Prof. Dr. Murat Dilmener Emergency Hospital and Hadımköy Dr. İsmail Niyazı Kurtulmuş Hospital was put into service.
 * May 31 - The curfew for those aged 20 and under has been reduced to 18 years old.

June-July 2020

 * June 1
 * The normalization process has begun.
 * Domestic flights have started.
 * June 4 - Health Minister Fahrettin Koca announced that there will be no curfew on the weekend.
 * 5 June - The Ministry of Interior announced that a curfew will be imposed on 14 metropolitan cities and Zonguldak on 6-7 June 2020. However, the application was later canceled by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
 * June 10
 * The curfew imposed on citizens aged 65 and over and under the age of 18 has been lifted.
 * International flights resumed.
 * June 14 - MSU exam was held. It was noted that social distance and mask rules were not followed during the exam.
 * June 20 - LGS was done. A curfew was imposed during the exam.
 * YKS exams were held on 27-28 June 2020. A curfew was imposed during the exam.
 * July 4 - Kartal Şehir Hastanesi was put into service.
 * July 10 - It was decided to open Hagia Sophia for worship. After the decision, it was remarkable that the mask and social distance rule were not followed in front of Hagia Sophia.
 * July 24 - The first prayer was held in Hagia Sophia. It was noted that the mask and social distance rules were not followed during the prayer.
 * July 29 - The number of intubated and intensive care patients announced in the COVID-19 table has been removed. Instead, the rate of pneumonia and the number of severe patients began to be announced.

August-September 2020

 * August 25 - It has been decided to add the Turkish Grand Prix to the 2020 Formula 1 season.
 * August 26 - With the circular issued by the Presidency, it was allowed to work alternately, flexibly and remotely in public institutions and organizations. The rotating, flexible and remote working application, which was initiated with the circular published on March 22, 2020, ended on June 1, 2020.
 * August 31 - Weddings are banned in Istanbul.
 * September 2 - Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said in a statement, "We are experiencing the second peak of the first wave." said.
 * September 5 - Göztepe City Hospital was put into service.
 * September 7 - It is prohibited to take standing passengers to public transportation vehicles.
 * September 14 - New measures have been taken due to the increase in cases.


 * October 5 - According to the decision taken by the Istanbul Governorship, it was decided to hold the Turkish Grand Prix without spectators.

January 2021

 * January 15 - Istanbulkarts without HES code matching cannot be used.