All trading facilities except for grocery stores, pharmacy shops, banks, posts and petrol stations to be closed

All trading facilities except for grocery stores, pharmacy shops, banks, posts and petrol stations will be closed, - the Prime Minister stated after the National Security Council session.

According to the Prime Minister, several decisions were made at the session to tighten measures against the spread of coronavirus.

"All trading facilities except for grocery stores, pharmacy shops, banks, posts and petrol stations will be closed in order to observe social distance and restrict mobility. This is a necessary step for the health of our citizens. This is necessary to halt domestic spreading of the virus", the PM said.

Members of the Cabinet of Ministers, President Salome Zourabichvili and Speaker Parliament of Georgia Archil Talakvadze attended the session chaired by Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia.