Georgian citizens traveling to Latvia not to be placed under mandatory quarantine
On June 30, the Council of the European Union approved a list of so-called green countries and Georgia is among the countries to which the EU has opened its borders starting July 1. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Georgian citizens traveling to Latvia will not have to be placed under mandatory quarantine on arrival. They also do not need to be tested for the coronavirus.
However, this will not apply to Georgian citizens traveling to Latvia from so-called ‘red countries’ where the pandemic is still raging.
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Georgian Economy Minister Natia Turnava stated earlier today that once Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and France open borders for Georgian citizens, Georgians will neither have to be placed under mandatory quarantine, nor to be tested for COVID-19.
On June 30, the Council of the European Union approved a list of so-called green countries and Georgia is among the countries to which the EU has opened its borders starting July 1.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia said the EU’s decision to include Georgia in the list of ‘green countries’ is ‘yet more proof’ of close partnership. Calling it an ‘important achievement’ Gakharia said 'it is the recognition of the success' of Georgia, Georgian people and its government in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
EU Ambassador to Georgia Carl Hartzell welcomed Georgia’s inclusion among 15 countries to which the European Union will reopen its borders tomorrow, on July 1. Congratulating Georgia Hartzell said this is 'further recognition' of its 'hard and successful work' in fighting with COVID-19.
Georgia is on a draft list of countries that will be allowed to enter the European Union starting July 1 when the bloc's international borders are scheduled to open, reports Euronews.
Georgia reports three new cases of the coronavirus increasing the total number of confirmed cases to 946. This total number includes 825 recoveries and 15 deaths since the country confirmed its first COVID-19 case in late-February; 106 people remain infected.
Germany is lifting entry restrictions for citizens of 11 non-EU countries including Georgia from today.
Estonia has lifted entry restrictions for citizens of 14 non-EU countries including Georgia starting yesterday.