Georgia PM declares curfew to halt coronavirus spread


  • World
  • Monday, 30 Mar 2020

TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgia will impose a curfew from 9:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m., close the metro system and ban gatherings of more than three people from March 31 in an effort to prevent spread of coronavirus, Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia said on Monday.

He told a briefing that tightened quarantine rules would come into force across the country from 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday.

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