Turkey to gradually lift COVID-19 restrictions from March

A medical worker collects a swab from a woman for a COVID-19 test in Ankara, Turkey, on Feb. 17, 2021. Turkey on Wednesday reported 7,325 new COVID-19 cases, including 649 symptomatic patients, taking the total number of positive cases in the country to 2,609,359. Turkey will gradually lift restrictions against COVID-19 on the provincial levels from March, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)