Rail travel remains suspended in Georgia
Meanwhile, regular air flights to transport passengers within the country remain paused, while charter flights should be agreed between the Civil Aviation Agency (GCAA) and the Ministry of Economy. Photo: Georgian Railway.
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Georgia will allow long-distance (city to city) movement starting June 8, while travel by railway remains suspended.
Exceptions will be made for employees of the railway who can travel by the railway in order not to delay cargo shipping.
Meanwhile, regular air flights to transport passengers within the country remain paused, while charter flights should be agreed between the Civil Aviation Agency (GCAA) and the Ministry of Economy.
All economic activities will be allowed except:
- Organizing and holding sports, cultural and entertainment events
- Sports-recreation procedures/activities
Based on the new government decree, hotels will be allowed to work as quarantine spaces or based on the inspection to check whether they observe recommendations of the Health Ministry.
All kinds of shops, including shopping malls, open and closed produce markets and restaurants with outdoor seating areas resumed work in Georgia on June 1.
Starting June 8 restaurants and hotels that have passed the inspections of the Ministry of Health and have the appropriate permits will reopen.
All kinds of shops, including shopping malls, open and closed produce markets and restaurants with outdoor seating areas have resumed work in Georgia today.
Once they reopen, shopping malls in Georgia will have to abide by recommendations of the Health Ministry in the use of heat screening thermometers to check the temperature of clients and personnel before they let them enter.
After reopening, restaurants must abide by the recommendations of the Health Ministry that tables not stand less than two meters apart in closed area restaurants. Moreover, there should not be more than six persons at a table with no less than one meter distance between them.
In May several coronavirus-related restrictions will be resumed in Georgia, announced Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia today. The plan includes resuming all manufacturing, several categories of retail and wholesale stores and opening the capital city of Tbilisi and smaller towns of Rustavi, Gardabani and Marneuli.
Travel by railway will resume in Georgia on June 15, announces Georgian Railways, noting the company is ready to ensure the safe transportation of passengers and to implement the regulations imposed by the Ministry of Health of Georgia.