MARDIN, Turkey
Seeking to stem the coronavirus outbreak, a historical city in southeastern Turkey is making announcements in three different languages to urge the public to stay at home.
Public announcements in Mardin, a city near the Syrian border, in Turkish, Kurdish and Arabic urge people to stay at home unless absolutely necessary and for the elderly or infirm to stay at home period.
Over the weekend, Turkey imposed a curfew for people over 65 and/or with chronic diseases to not leave their homes, with some exceptions, also pledging to help people unable to go out take care of their