Foreigners to be required to present PCR test results when arriving in Georgia from September 15
All foreigners entering Georgia will be required to present PCR test results from the proceeding 72 hours as of September 15. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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All foreigners entering Georgia, including from Germany, France, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia to which Georgia has opened borders unconditionally, will be required to present PCR test results from the proceeding 72 hours as of September 15, announced Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia.
Gakharia said that the decision was made in order to protect the health of Georgian citizens, as we well as foreigners.
In addition, Gakharia announced that the government is decreasing the time of quarantine and from now on individuals entering Georgia will have to spend eight days instead of 12 in quarantine in Georgia.
After eight days, people placed in quarantine will take a PCR test and if the result is negative, they will be able to leave quarantine. However, they will still be obliged to take a second PCR test three days later. If the result of the repeat PCR test is positive on the 12th day, individuals will be hospitalised if needed. If hospitalisation is not needed, then the individual will be placed under quarantine and will continue treatment under the supervision of doctors.
Georgia has reported 34 new cases of the coronavirus earlier today and five recoveries.
Georgia’s Minister of Health, Ekaterine Tikaradze has stated today that all citizens entering the country will be placed under mandatory quarantine starting from today to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus. New quarantine zones will be arranged at the Sarpi, Larsi and Red Bridje customs checkpoints.
Georgian patrol police will monitor people in self-isolation and under quarantine in Georgia to further prevent the spread of Covid-19 virus, head of the National Disease Control Centre Amiran Gamkrelidze said earlier today. He stated that as of now 178 people are under quarantine in Georgia and 1,108 others in self-isolation as they have visited countries with numerous cases of the respiratory infection.
Individuals entering Georgia will have to spend eight days instead of 12 in quarantine in Georgia, said Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia today.
Georgia has reported 34 new cases of the coronavirus earlier today. Six new patients contracted the virus from the cluster of candy shop Dona in Georgia's Black Sea resort town of Batumi, 15 from contact from infected individuals, eight patients have travelled in Adjara region, one is a medical worker, two cases are ‘imported’ and the source of infections has not been identified in the remaining two cases.
Georgia has reported 45 new cases of the coronavirus earlier today, which is a record high number after April 16 when 42 cases of coronavirus were detected. Medical Director of Tbilisi Infectious Disease Hospital Marina Ezugbaia said that out of 45 new cases of coronavirus, 23 were detected in the Adjara region of Georgia and five cases are related to a big wedding in the capital city of Tbilisi.
Georgia has reported 44 new cases of the coronavirus earlier today, of which 25 were detected in the Adjara region. The number of recoveries has increased by four, reaching 1,325. In total 19 people have died of the virus in the country, 5,882 people are in quarantine, and 41 citizens of Georgia have been transported home from abroad for treatment.
What are the new restrictions?
Social gatherings of more than 10 people will be banned in Georgia starting tomorrow amid a steep rise in coronavirus cases. This includes large birthdays, weddings, funeral feasts and other public and ritual events, announces head of the government administration Natia Mezvrishvili.
Georgia will host the 112th session of the executive council of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) on September 15-17, in Tbilisi.
All foreigners entering Georgia, including from Germany, France, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia – countries to which Georgia has opened its borders unconditionally – will be required to present PCR test results from the proceeding 72 hours to enter Georgia or undergo PCR testing at their own expense in a laboratory located at the airport.
A new record high of 196 coronavirus cases has been confirmed in Georgia since yesterday. 13 patients have recovered. Meanwhile, independent MP of Tbilisi City Council (Sakrebulo) Jaba Jushkariani who is a member of opposition Our Georgia – Solidarity Alliance has also tested positive for coronavirus.
Forbes writes about the World Tourism Organization’s (UNWTO) 112th session of the executive council Georgia hosted in-person on September 15-17 and says that the selection of Georgia to hold the UN’s first in-person conference amid the pandemic was important for two reasons.
Georgian citizens arriving home with a negative PCR test result will no longer be required to be placed under mandatory quarantine from October 21.
Georgian law enforcers have detained one individual for making and selling fake, negative PCR test certificates.