12,477 Georgian citizens brought home since coronavirus outbreak
Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani announced yesterday that the prime minister’s interagency coordination council has spared no efforts to bring back all fellow citizens who wanted to return to Georgia. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
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The Georgian government has brought back a total of 12,477 citizens from different coronavirus-hit areas in the world since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Successful repatriation process came to an end! Delighted that Georgia has managed to bring back home 12477 citizens stuck in various countries during Covid19 pandemic. Grateful for selfless & tireless efforts of MFA&Embassies in these challenging times! pic.twitter.com/vHA1XISiJH
— MFA of Georgia (@MFAgovge) May 23, 2020
Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani announced yesterday that the prime minister’s interagency coordination council has spared no efforts to bring back all fellow citizens who wanted to return to Georgia.
As of May 23, 74 charter flight have been carried out bringing:
- 483 individuals with chronic diseases
- 34 people with disabilities
- 102 pregnant women
- 435 minors
- 259 elderly people
- 794 students
- 173 cancer patients
- 90 individuals with door health
- 1,118 transit passengers
On March 21, Georgia completely shut down air traffic in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
However, charter flights were carried out by Georgian Airways to evacuate Georgian citizens from their respective foreign countries.
Georgia has confirmed a total of 728 cases of the coronavirus since February 26, including 509 recoveries and 12 deaths.
As the 63-day state of emergency came to an end yesterday, Georgia is planning to resume domestic tourism starting June 15 and receive international tourists starting July 1.
Georgia has five new cases of COVID-19 and 14 recoveries including two in the Black Sea region of Adjara, turning the region into a coronavirus-free zone again. Head of the Adjara region government Tornike Rizhvadze announced earlier today that no new cases of the virus have been reported in the region since April 30.
The Georgian government brought back 151 citizens from Tel Aviv, Israel last night, amid the coronavirus pandemic. Meanwhile, foreigners who were unable to leave Georgia due to restrictions following the coronavirus outbreak, will not face penalties for overstaying visas up until June 30.
A total of 92 Georgian citizens have been infected with coronavirus abroad and nine have died, Deputy Georgian Foreign Ministry Mikheil Ninua reported earlier today. He said, the majority of infected individuals have mild or less severe forms of the virus.
A total of 79 Georgian school students have arrived home from the United States amid the coronavirus pandemic. The students were first brought from the US to Qatar and afterwards they were flown from Doha to Tbilisi. All of the students will spend a mandatory 14-day quarantine in hotels in Tbilisi and Kakheti.
Two people have tested positive for the coronavirus in Georgia increasing the total number of cases to 730 in the country. Meanwhile, 13 infected individuals have recovered bringing the total recoveries to 522.
Georgia has reported just one new case of the coronavirus earlier today, bringing the total number of cases to 731. 526 of the patients have recovered, while 12 others have died. As of May 25, 193 people remain infected with COVID-19 in Georgia. Six of the 193 people are in critical condition.Director of Tbilisi Hospital of Infections Diseases Marina Ezugbaia said that doctors have used blood plasma treatment to cure a 80-year-old patient who was in critical condition.
Seventy-two per cent of COVID-19 patients have recovered in Georgia, with only 193 people remaining infected with the virus, Director of Tbilisi Hospital of Infections Diseases Marina Ezugbaia stated earlier today. Georgia has had 731 confirmed cases of the coronavirus since February 26, 2020. 526 of the patients have recovered, while 12 others have died.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia said the country is “a green island of peace in terms of containing the coronavirus pandemic. However, to preserve this, all citizens must demonstrate even more public responsibility in their daily activities. As of June 13, Georgia has confirmed a total of 851 cases of COVID-19, including the eight new cases.