Montenegro's capital Podgorica is to go under a curfew as officials try to stem a coronavirus outbreak a week after huge crowds attended the funeral of a top bishop, AFP reported.

Residents of Podgorica, as well as the central city of Cetinje, will be forbidden from visiting other households at any time of day, or leaving their homes between 10pm and 5am, according to new rules.

Restaurants and bars will also be shut except for hotels and takeaway services.

The tightened measures come after virus cases skyrocketed in the small Adriatic nation in recent weeks, putting the rate of infection per 100,000 people among the highest in Europe.

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