Georgia reports 4 new cases of coronavirus, village placed on lockdown due to 15 cases yesterday
266 people remain infected with COVID-19 in Georgia. Photo: Interior Ministry press office.
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Georgia reported four new cases of the coronavirus earlier today, bringing the total number of cases to 671.
393 of the 671 individuals have recovered, while 12 others have died.
As of May 15, 266 remain infected with COVID-19 in Georgia.
The village of Geta in Bolnisi municipality of eastern Georgia has been put on strict lockdown earlier today after reporting 15 new cases of coronavirus late yesterday.
Photo: coronavirus live update.
Bolnisi has been on lockdown since March 22, 2020.
Georgia has already lifted several, coronavirus related restrictions and reopened Tbilisi, Batumi, Kutaisi and Rustavi cities.
Although Georgia will lift restrictions limiting the size of group gatherings to three on May 18, gatherings of more than ten individuals will not be allowed.
Moreover, restrictions still apply to driving a vehicle. No more than three people, including the driver, can be in one vehicle.
Georgia has 15 new cases of COVID-19 in the eastern Georgian municipality of Bolnisi, which has been under quarantine since March 22. As of now, the country has a total of 667 coronavirus cases, including 383 recoveries and 12 deaths.
The de-facto government of the Russian-occupied Tskhinvali region has confirmed five new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total to 30 in the region.
Israel may be the first country from which Georgia will welcome tourists after flight bans are lifted, announced Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia at a government meeting earlier today, noting the importance of getting the tourism sector back on its feet.
Georgia has 18 new cases of COVID-19 since yesterday, increasing the total number of cases to 695. Eight out of the infected individuals are from the quarantined Bolnisi municipality in eastern Georgia, Medical Director of Tbilisi Infectious Disease Hospital Marina Ezugbaia told journalists today.
Georgian will lift restrictions limiting the size of group gatherings to three on May 18, said Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia at a government meeting earlier today.