ISTANBUL, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Hundreds of tea producers on Wednesday departed from Turkey's biggest city Istanbul to their fields in other provinces for harvest amid COVID-19 restrictions, local media reported.
The Hurriyet daily shared a video showing the aerial view of many buses leaving the main bus terminal in Istanbul in the morning with tea producers on board.
The Turkish government earlier announced that it would ease the domestic travel restrictions for those who have registered tea fields, which are mainly located in the Black Sea region.
Their journeys will last around 18 to 20 hours by buses, Hurriyet said, noting that they will be put under quarantine for 14 days in their respective provinces.
All the domestic flights of the Turkish airline companies were suspended as part of the measures against the COVID-19 pandemic. Enditem
