Near Tbilisi's Central Railway Station. April 2020. Photo: Eana Korbezashvili / Civil.ge
On March 21, Georgia declared a nationwide state of emergency effective until April 21. A week later, on March 30, stringent lockdown measures were introduced to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus as the country had already registered cases of internal COVID-19 transmission.
Since March 31, Georgians are required to observe curfew between 21:00 and 06:00. The new restrictions also include banning gathering of more than three persons in public except for essential stores; persons aged 70 and above are required to stay indoors (exceptions apply for visiting nearby shops/pharmacies/hospitals); public transportation was fully halted.
Civil Georgia’s photographer Eana Korbezashvili captured emptiness of Georgian capital, a city in a coronavirus lockdown.
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Young woman rides a bicycle near Tbilisi’s agricultural market – Tsinamdzgvrishvili street. Spring 2020. Photo: Eana Korbezashvili / Civil.ge
A worker transporting rolls of toilet paper. Tbilisi, April 7, 2020. Photo: Eana Korbezashvili / Civil.ge
Restaurant stands idle on Merab Kostava Street. Photo: Eana Korbezashvili / Civil.ge
A shop administration asking the customers to sanitize their hands before entering the market. Photo: Eana Korbezashvili / Civil.ge
Open-air markets were ordered to shut down until further notice on April 7 in a bid to halt COVID-19 spread. Photo: Eana Korbezashvili / Civil.ge
Once bustling Tsereteli Metro Station stands empty, as curfew kicks in. Photo: Eana Korbezashvili / Civil.ge
Near Tbilisi’s Central Railway Station. April 2020. Photo: Eana Korbezashvili / Civil.ge
Closed Politika Bar, a popular hangout among Tbilisi’s younger scene on Davit Aghmashenebeli Avenue. Photo: Eana Korbezashvili / Civil.ge
Handcarts idle Tbilisi’s largest “Deserter’s Bazaar” at the intersection of King Tamar Avenue / Tsinamdzgvrishvili Street. Open-air markets have been shut in Tbilisi since April 7. Photo: Eana Korbezashvili /Civil.ge
Station Square area, usually filled with passengers, vendors and customers, largely deserted during Spring COVID-19 lockdown. Photo: Eana Korbezashvili / Civil.ge
According to Georgia’s pandemic emergency laws, cafes and restaurants can only provide take-out, drive-through and food delivery services. Photo: Eana Korbezashvili / Civil.ge
According to Georgia’s pandemic emergency laws, cafes and restaurants can only provide take-out, drive-through and food delivery services. Photo: Eana Korbezashvili / Civil.ge
Food delivery scooters on Giorgi Saakadze Rise, with Tbilisi City Hall building on the background. Saburtalo district. Photo: Eana Korbezashvili / Civil.ge
Tbilisi’s Right Embankment road, infamous for its traffic jams, is now a breeze. Photo: Eana Korbezashvili / Civil.ge
