TBILISI, Nov 3 — Georgia has imposed additional restrictions in an effort to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the government said today.

It will be mandatory to wear masks outdoors as well as indoors, all restaurants and cafes across the ex-Soviet country must close at 10pm, and online study at schools and universities in ten big cities, including the capital Tbilisi, will continue until November 25.

All social events such as weddings, wakes, birthday parties and baptisms remain banned, the government said in a statement.

Georgia, which ended a state of emergency over the coronavirus on May 22, was removed from the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) "green zone” list in October due to a sharp rise in cases since early September.

The South Caucasus country of 3.7 million people has reported a total of 44,522 Covid-19 infections, with 362 of those today. — Reuters