Museums, museum reserves reopen in Georgia on June 20
Museums which meet the recommendations developed by the World Health Organisation and the Ministry of Health of Georgia and are in compliance with the recommendations issued by the International Council of Museums (ICOM) will reopen. Photo: Georgian National Museum.
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With various sectors of economic activity reopening in Georgia following the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Interagency Coordination Council has decided to reopen museums and museum reserves starting June 20 in Georgia, announced the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia.
Museums which meet the recommendations developed by the World Health Organisation and the Ministry of Health of Georgia and are in compliance with the recommendations issued by the International Council of Museums (ICOM) will reopen.
The Ministry of Culture said that Georgian museums and museum reserves will receive visitors based on the recommendations and safety rules.
Domestic tourism resumes today in Georgia, while the country will open its doors to international tourists on July 1. Railway travel also resumes today. Georgian Railway officials say the company is ready to ensure the safe transportation of passengers and to implement the regulations imposed by the Ministry of Health of Georgia.
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.
Georgia is opening its airspace to international flights starting July 1 and the international airports of the country are making preparations to receive tourists and to ensure their services will be in line with the recommendations of the Ministry of Health of Georgia.
All kinds of shops, including shopping malls, open and closed produce markets and restaurants with outdoor seating areas have resumed work in Georgia today.
With the reopening of domestic tourism in Georgia the government has decided to allow open-air seminars, trainings and outdoor adventure activities, such as rafting, kayaking, canyoning and all kinds of land and air adventures Georgia has to offer.
Exhibitions, training and conferences may be allowed from July 6 in Georgia, Georgian Economy Minister Natia Turnava has stated earlier today.
The Georgian Ministry of Health has issued a series of coronavirus regulations for gyms and fitness centres to reopen today. Gyms were closed in mid-March 2020 in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in the country.