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In pictures | Tbilisi in a state of emergency
The new restrictions on businesses and freedom of movement have left the streets of Tbilisi eerily empty.
In pictures | Tbilisi in a state of emergency
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On 21 March, Georgia declared a month-long state of emergency to counter the spread of the coronavirus. The new restrictions on businesses and freedom of movement have left the streets of Tbilisi eerily empty.
The measures include banning gatherings of 10 or more people and closing all non-essential places of trade, including bars, restaurants, and shops.
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Shops that have been allowed to stay open, including grocery stores, pharmacies, and banks, are obliged to prevent more than 10 people from standing together in a closed environment.
All intercity public transport, including railway travel, has been halted; all flights except for emergency flights to evacuate people have been grounded.
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![Construction and infrastructure work still continues. Photo: Mariam Nikuradze/OC Media.](https://oc-media.org/app/uploads/2020/03/road-workers-still-working-in-tbilisi-21-03-20.jpg)
![Construction on Kote Apkhazi Street on 24 March. Photo: Mariam Nikurade/OC Media.](https://oc-media.org/app/uploads/2020/03/construction-kote-apkhaze-24-03-20.jpg)
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![The streets of Tbilisi started becoming emptier from the day the state of emergency was announced. Photo: Mariam Nikuradze/OC Media.](https://oc-media.org/app/uploads/2020/03/metekhi-bridge-drone-24-03-20.jpg)
![Tbilisi’s central Rustaveli Avenue. Photo: Mariam Nikuradze/OC Media.](https://oc-media.org/app/uploads/2020/03/rustaveli-24-03-20-drone.jpg)
![Freedom Square on Tuesday around 17:00. Photo: Mariam Nikuradze/OC Media](https://oc-media.org/app/uploads/2020/03/freedom-square-drone-24-03-20.jpg)
![Worshippers, including young children, gathering inside Tbilisi’s Sioni Cathedral on 21 March despite a restriction on gatherings of 10 or more people. Photo: Mariam Nikuradze/OC Media.](https://oc-media.org/app/uploads/2020/03/parishioners-in-sioni-21-03-20.jpg)
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![The Justice House remains open, but with strict measures on the number of people allowed in. Justice Minister Thea Tsulukiani has called for people to go to the Justice House only when absolutely necessary. Photo: Mariam Nikuradze/OC Media.](https://oc-media.org/app/uploads/2020/03/justice-house-regulating-crowd-24-03-20.jpg)