3 new cases of coronavirus reported in Georgia, total number of cases stands at 411, 98 recovered
As of April 22 307 people inside Georgia remain infected with the coronavirus. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Georgia has reported three new cases of the coronavirus earlier today, bringing the total number of cases to 411.
98 of the 411 people have recovered, while four others have died.
As of today 307 individuals inside the country remain infected with the coronavirus.
5,160 people are under quarantine and 579 others in hospitals.
The state of emergency is likely to be extended in Georgia until May 22, while the restrictions on the use of private cars, which entered into force on April 17, will be in force through April 26 per a statement made by the government yesterday.
Parliament is scheduled to vote on the extension of the state or emergency later today.
The opposition says that they will not vote for the extension if the government fails to present a ‘genuine anti-crisis plan.’
The Georgian Dream government says that they will present an anti-crisis economic recovery plan on April 24, which will include measures for targeted social and business support.
What support can business expect?
The government of Georgia has presented an anti-crisis plan for Georgian businesses in order to ease the burden caused by the coronavirus crisis. The government responded to the demand of the hotels, restaurants, tourist agencies and tour operators in Georgia and decided to postpone payment of property and income tax by four months.
The government of Georgia will unveil an anti-crisis economic recovery plan on April 24, 2020, which will include measures for targeted social and business support.
Police have fined 78 individuals for violating the curfew regulations, 38 individuals for violating rules of transportation and driving and 66 individuals for public gathering and violating 2-meter distance during the last 24 hours in Georgia.
Farmers will be allowed to drive cars in the regions of Georgia between 6 a.m. and 8 a.m. and between 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. starting today, wrote the Chairwoman of the Georgian Farmer's Association Nino Zambakhidze on her Facebook account.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili has stated that the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres praised the steps taken by the Georgian government in the fight against the coronavirus during a phone conversation yesterday.
The state of emergency is likely to be extended in Georgia until May 22, while the restrictions on the private car use, which entered into force on April 17, will be maintained through April 26. The government has already appealed to the president regarding the extension of the state of emergency which was declared on March 21. 'The restrictions on the private vehicle use around the country will be gradually lifted starting April 27,” the PM’s Spokesman Irakli Chikovani said earlier today.
The Deputy Head of the National Centre for the Disease Control (NCDC), Paata Imnadze says that it will take about a year to return to the normal way of life after the restrictions amid the pandemic are lifted in the country.
The ruling Georgian Dream party has accused the opposition of organising a rally in the Marneuli municipality of eastern Georgia earlier today, which has been on lockdown due to the coronavirus since March 23.
The Georgian parliament has supported the extension of the state of emergency until May 22 to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus in Georgia.97 MPs voted for the decision, while ten others voted against the extension in the 150-member parliament. Independent MPs and the members of the United National Movement did not vote for the bill, citing the absence of a ‘genuine, anti-crisis plan.’ The government promised to present a draft of the plan on April 24.