A nurse tends to a patient, infected with COVID-19, at the intensive care unit of the Cemil Tascioglu City Hospital in Istanbul _ Turkey’s largest city and one of the hardest hit during the recent surge, Friday, April 9, 2021. Turkey has been posting record-high single-day COVID-19 cases for the past 10 days, with nearly 56,000 infections reported Friday. Keen to minimise repercussions on its ailing economy and under intense pressure by services industry, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan eased COVID-19 measures in early March. With the spike, he was forced to announce renewed restrictions, such as weekend lockdowns and the closure of cafes and restaurants during Ramadan, starting on April 13. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)