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Georgia to evacuate 200 citizens from Italy as latter goes into coronavirus lockdown

Italy trails only China in cases of Covid-19. Photo: Alberto Pizzoli/AFP.

Agenda.ge, 10 Mar 2020 - 10:56, Tbilisi,Georgia

Georgia will evacuate 200 citizens from Italy later today via a charter flight by Georgian Airways as all of Italy has been put under lockdown due to the China-born, Covid-19 virus, which has already killed 463 in Italy and infected 9,172 as of March 9.

Georgian Airways will carry out two flights between Rome and Tbilisi, landing at Tbilisi International Airport for about 8 p.m. today, Georgian Airways told IPN news agency.

Coronavirus: Georgia suspends direct flights with Italy

The Georgian citizens in the northern part of Italy, which has the most cases of coronavirus in the country, have already been transported to Rome per an agreement between Georgian and Italian governments.

Georgians citizens who will be evacuated from Italy will undergo all mandatory procedures in Georgia,” the Georgian Foreign Ministry reports.

Georgia has 15 confirmed cases of coronavirus, with 13 of the cases connected with Italy and the remaining two with Iran.

By BBC.

The Italian government announced a nation-wide lockdown yesterday.

There have been more than 108,000 confirmed cases and 3,821 deaths related to Covid-19 worldwide.

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