8,737 fined for violating coronavirus-related restrictions in two months
Georgia declared state of emergency on March 21 to contain the spread of the coronavirus, while the nationwide curfew was announced on March 30. Photo: Interior Ministry press office.
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8,716 individuals and 21 companies were fined for violating the coronavirus-related restrictions between March 21 and May 22, the Georgian Interior Ministry reports.
The total amount of fines stands at 26,463,000 GEL (8.4mln USD), the IPN news agency has cited the Interior Ministry as saying.
Most of the fines, 4,820, were related to the violation of curfew and the assembly of more than three individuals (1,850).
Individuals faced a fine of 3,000 GEL ($936/€862), while legal entities faced a fine of 15,000 GEL ($4,681/€4,312) for violation of curfew.
831 individuals were fined for non-wearing a face mask in closed public areas between June 12 and June 30.
Individuals are fined by 20 GEL for not wearing face masks in closed public areas, in public transport and taxis.
Both drivers and passengers are fined.
For the violation legal entities are fined 500 GEL.
The 63-day state of emergency came to an end on May 23, 2020, lifting movement and other coronavirus-related restrictions in Georgia.
Wearing a face mask in closed public areas is still mandatory in the country.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia has announced a nationwide curfew starting tomorrow at 8 a.m, ‘to effectively contain the spread of coronavirus in Georgia’. Speaking at a special briefing earlier today, Gakharia said that the government has made ‘fast, brave and effective’ decisions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, that is why the country has only had 100 confirmed cases of the virus since February 2020, including 18 recovered.
Georgia has reported just two new cases of the coronavirus earlier today, bringing the total number of cases to 1,179. 959 of the 1,179 patients have recovered, while 17 others have died. As of today 203 people remain infected with COVID-19 in the country. One of the two new patients had contact with an infected individual and was under quarantine, while the remaining one does not know how he contracted the virus.
Fines imposed for violating the restrictions implemented by Georgia for the prevention of the spread of the coronavirus exceeds the income ratio imposed by Western European, Scandinavian and other developed countries and are disproportionately high relative to the income of the Georgian population, says the Institute for Development of Freedom of Information( IDFI) in its report ‘Measures against Covid-19 - International Practice.’
The 63-day state of emergency has come to an end at 00:00 on May 23, lifting movement and other coronavirus-related restrictions in Georgia. However, the restriction banning more than three people in a car will be maintained for taxis. No public and municipal transport will be available at this point.