Police shut down nightclub disguised as sound recording studio in Tbilisi
People were gathering in the night club after 21:00 which is currently the starting time of the national curfew in Georgia. Photo: IPN.
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Police have shut down a nightclub disguised as ‘In Da House’ sound recording studio located in Tbilisi on the right bank of the River Mtkvari, under the Galaktioni Bridge.
The company was fined 10,000 GEL twice in November for operating amid the pandemic, after which it changed its name several times to avoid paying the fine and continued to operate as a sound recording studio.
People were gathering in the night club after 21:00 which is currently the starting time of the national curfew in Georgia.
An investigation is started for violating isolation and quarantine rules of Georgia repeatedly.
The night club is closed now.
Georgia fines individuals with 2,000 GEL for violating isolation and quarantine rules implemented on May 23, while it fines legal entities with 10,000 GEL. However, violating rules repeatedly envisages criminal liability.
Georgia has reported 1,337 new cases, 3,498 recoveries and 49 deaths in the past 24 hours. 6,554 tests have been conducted in the past 24 hours around the country; 3,064 of the 6,554 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 3,490 were PCR tests. Georgia has had 191,063 cases of coronavirus since February. 161,681 of the 191,063 individuals have recovered, while 1,839 others have died. 27,517 individuals remain infected with Covid-19 in Georgia as of today.
Over the last 24 hours the Georgian Interior Ministry has registered 1,028 cases of the coronavirus regulations which were introduced on November 26 to curb the spread of Covid-19 across the country.
Police have recorded 1,244 coronavirus-related violations in the past 24 hours throughout the country.
Out of the 1,244 individuals, 67 were fined for violating self-isolation and quarantine, while 1,177 were fined for violating face mask regulations.
Fitness club Reformer Fitness in Batumi has been closed by police and fined 10,000 GEL after it was rented out by libertarian Girchi party leader Zurab Japaridze, who offered the public to use the facility – what Japaridze called his ‘home’ – despite the coronavirus regulations forbidding the functioning of gyms.
Over 31,000 facilities have been inspected and 27 fined for violating coronavirus safety regulations between November 28 and December 13 across the country, the Labor Conditions Inspecting Department reports.
Georgia has reported 3,487 new cases of coronavirus, 2,495 recoveries and 39 deaths in the past 24 hours. 17,943 tests have been conducted in the past 24 hours around the country; 10,477 of the 17,943 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 7,466 were PCR tests. Georgia has had 198,387 cases of coronavirus since February. 167,281 of the 198,387 individuals have recovered, while 1,922 others have died. 29,158 individuals remain infected with Covid-19 in Georgia as of today.