"From July 12, suspend the activities of theaters, museums, libraries, cultural centers, houses of culture, concert and exhibition halls, ensembles, educational institutions," the document says.

Earlier, on July 5, the head of state, Aslan Bzhania, introduced restrictions in Abkhazia on holding wedding, solemn, festive, memorial and other mass events in restaurants.

Over the past day, 179 people have been infected with the coronavirus in the country. The total number of cases since the beginning of the pandemic is 18 341 people, 256 patients have died.