2,425 Georgian citizens abroad have received gov’t assistance amid coronavirus outbreak

Georgia has helped 2,425 of its citizens in more than 40 foreign countries amid the coronavirus outbreak, said Minister of Foreign Affairs David Zalkaliani earlier today.

The aid included accommodation, food, transport, medicines and online medical consultations and emergency service.

The situation is much harder in all the other countries where the pandemic is picking up. Our diplomats are working [at risk to] their lives. Despite the insults and false information, they continue to provide relevant assistance to the citizens of Georgia within the resources of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,” said Zalkaliani.

Some of the countries in which Georgia has helped its citizens are:

• Italy - 440 citizens
• Germany - 303 citizens
• Poland - 285 citizens
• Armenia - 244 citizens
• Bulgaria - 217 citizens
• Turkey - 183 citizens
• Greece - 181 citizens
• France - 64 citizens
• Spain- 54 citizens
• Czech Republic - 47 citizens
• The Netherlands - 45 citizens
• The United States - 30 citizens
• Austria - 24 citizens
• Azerbaijan - 20 citizens
• Jordan - 18 citizens
• Belarus -17 citizens
• Lithuania - 15 citizens
• Egypt - 13 citizens
• Ukraine -10 citizens

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says that 5,000 Georgian citizens were brought back to Georgia from China, Italy, Iran, Poland, Bulgaria, Germany, Austria, Turkey, Greece, Belarus, The Netherlands, Egypt, Azerbaijan, Armenia, the UK and Slovenia.

Zalkaliani also noted that 44 citizens were repatriated also from Odessa, Ukraine by ferry.

Special flights will be carried out to evacuate Georgians from foreign countries according to the following schedule:

• April 10 – Larnaka (Cyprus) – Tbilisi
• April 12 – Berlin – Tbilisi
• April 14 – Amsterdam – Tbilisi
• April 16 – Paris – Tbilisi
• April 18 – Tel Aviv – Tbilisi
• April 21 – Rome - Tbilisi
• April 24 – Barcelona – Tbilisi
• April 27 – Warsaw - Tbilisi

The flights will be carried out by the national flag carrier Georgian Airways, and ticket price will not exceed €199.

Citizens that will come back to Georgia will be placed in 14-day quarantine.