Georgian citizens temporarily accommodated in Spain, France due to coronavirus travel restrictions

These Georgian citizens have been unable to leave Spain and France due to the coronavirus outbreak and the restrictions countries have on travel. Photo: paris.ticketbar.eu.

Agenda.ge, 26 Mar 2020 - 18:11, Tbilisi,Georgia

Dozens of Georgian citizens have been provided with temporary accommodation and basic needs in France and Spain by the Georgian Embassies to these countries, says the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

These Georgian citizens have been unable to leave Spain and France due to the coronavirus outbreak and the restrictions countries have on travel.

As for Georgian citizens left in other countries, five charter flights will be carried out by Georgian Airways to evacuate Georgian citizens from abroad amid the coronavirus outbreak.

The flights will be carried out from Austria, the Netherlands, Poland, Greece and Cyprus by April 10, 2020.

Also, the Ministry of Foreign affairs is working to evacuate Georgians from Italy, Spain and other countries as well, said Minister of Foreign Affairs David Zalkaliani yesterday.