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COVID-19: Occupied Abkhazia Declares State of Emergency until April 20

Valery Bganba. Photo: km-ra.org

On March 27, Valery Bganba, acting leader of Moscow-backed Abkhazia declared state of emergency effective until April 20 to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus in the occupied region. 

Bganba announced that the state of emergency will be in force throughout the whole territory of Abkhazia from 00:00 March 28 to 00:00 April 20. According to Apsny Press, a local media outlet, the Abkhaz “parliament” has unanimously approved the decision. 

Declaring state of emergency will grant Abkhaz authorities following extraordinary powers:

On March 21, Georgia declared a nationwide state of emergency effective until April 21. According to President Zurabishvili, the extraordinary decision is aimed at “protecting the public health and reducing the looming threat” of COVID-19.

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