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Malls reopen, antivirus measures eased as Turkish economy teeters

Shopping malls, barber shops and some stores reopened across Turkey Monday as the government rolled backed coronavirus precautions with aims to bolster the battered economy.

An employee trims beard of a client as the other one gives him manicure, on the first day of the reopening of a hair salon which was closed since March 21 amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Istanbul, Turkey, May 11, 2020. REUTERS/Umit Bektas - RC2BMG9ZPB5E
An employee trims the beard of a client as another gives him a manicure on the first day of the reopening of a hair salon closed since March 21 amid the spread of the novel coronavirus in Istanbul, Turkey, May 11, 2020. — REUTERS/Umit Bektas

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