6,435 Georgian citizens have been brought home since global coronavirus outbreak
As of April 17 Georgian diplomatic missions and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have helped 7,353 Georgian citizens abroad. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Georgia continues to evacuate its citizens from WHO-recognised high risk countries.
As of April 17 Georgian diplomatic missions and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have helped 7,353 Georgian citizens abroad and brought back 6,435 citizens to their home country from different coronavirus-hit areas since the COVID-19 outbreak began worldwide.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that yesterday a Paris-Tbilisi-Paris flight brought 180 Georgian citizens back home.
Georgian citizens who are abroad and want to return to the country have to fill a special electronic application, which is available on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and on the websites of the diplomatic missions of Georgia.
Georgia extended the shutdown on regular air traffic until May 10 following the extension of the state of emergency, announced the Georgian Civil Aviation Agency yesterday.
Meanwhile, Georgia has reported 34 new cases of the coronavirus earlier today, bringing the total number of cases to 370.
Of the 370 patients 77 have recovered, while three others have died.
As of today Georgia has 293 active cases of the virus.
A total of 5,035 people are under quarantine in Georgia and 540 others are in hospitals.
Georgia continues to evacuate its citizens from WHO-recognised high risk countries, as Foreign Minister of Georgia David Zalkaliani has presented earlier today a flight schedule for the next two weeks according to which Georgian citizens from various European cities will be able to return home.
Georgia has reported 34 new cases of the coronavirus earlier today, bringing the total number of cases to 370. Of the 370 patients 77 have recovered, while three others have died. As of today Georgia has 293 active cases of the virus. A total of 5,035 people are under quarantine in Georgia and 540 others are in hospitals.
Georgia is extending the shutdown on regular air traffic until May 10 following the extension of the state of emergency, announces the Georgian Civil Aviation Agency.
The Georgian government has brought back 4,500 Georgian citizens from different coronavirus-hit areas since the COVID-19 outbreak began worldwide.
Police have fined 321 people for violating state of emergency regulations and curfew during the last 24 hours in Georgia. 85 individuals were fined for violating the curfew regulations, 96 individuals were fined for violating rules of transportation and driving, and 140 individuals were fined for public gathering and violating 2-meter distance
The number of total confirmed cases of coronavirus has increased to 394 in Georgia, including 86 recoveries and four deaths. One of the recovered individuals is a 50-year-old woman, who was transferred from the Russian-occupied Abkhazia region into Tbilisi-controlled territory in late March.
As of April 20 the Georgian government has brought back 6,747 citizens from different coronavirus-hit areas since the COVID-19 outbreak began worldwide. During the same period Georgian diplomatic missions helped 9,058 Georgian citizens abroad.
Georgian diplomatic representations have supported a total of 15,393 Georgian citizens abroad, while 7,988 of them have been brought to Georgia amid the coronavirus pandemic as of April 27, says the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Georgian diplomatic representations have given assistance to a total of 18,033 Georgian citizens abroad, while 8,954 of them have been brought to Georgia amid the coronavirus pandemic as of May 1, says the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Georgian citizens will be brought from Vienna, Austria today by special flight to Tbilisi.