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TBILISI, May 15 (Xinhua) -- Georgia will terminate its state of emergency on May 22, with some restrictions remaining in place to cope with the COVID-19, Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia announced on Friday.

"After a deep epidemiological analysis, the Georgian government decided not to prolong the state of emergency after May 22," said Gakharia at a briefing in Tbilisi.

But some restrictions that epidemiologists consider necessary for risk control will be maintained, he added.

The prime minister also said that the parliament will discuss how to manage  COVID-19 without declaring a state of emergency in the country.

On March 21, Georgia announced a state of emergency across the country which lasted until April 21, in an effort to counter the coronavirus pandemic. In April, the country decided to prolong the state of emergency till May 22.

The number of COVID-19 cases in the country reached 671 on Friday, according to the Georgian government.