Turkey will impose curfews on weekdays and full lockdowns over weekends to combat the spread of the coronavirus, President Tayyip Erdogan has said, after new cases and deaths hit record highs in recent weeks.

Citizens will not be allowed to leave home between 9pm and 5am on weekdays, and over the whole weekend from 9pm on Fridays to 5am on Mondays, Erdogan said.

Some sectors, including supply chain and production, will be exempt from the measures which will begin on Tuesday, he added.