The activities of the cultural institutions subordinated to the so-called ministry of culture will be temporarily suspended on the territory of occupied Abkhazia starting from July 12 - according to "Sputnik-Abkhazia", ​​the relevant so-called ordinance has already been signed by the so-called minister of culture Gudisa Agrba.

The decision to impose additional restrictions was made due to the deteriorating epidemiological situation in the region.

Theaters, museums, libraries, cultural centers, houses of culture, concert and exhibition halls and ensembles will stop operation from July 12.

Earlier, Aslan Bzhania, the de facto leader of occupied Abkhazia, signed a so-called order tightening measures against the pandemic, banning weddings, ceremonies, celebrations and other mass events in the region from July 5 and closing food facilities.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, more than 18,000 people have been infected with the coronavirus in occupied Abkhazia, of which 257 have died.