Georgian airports step up measures against coronavirus
The airport is disinfected once in every 24 hours with antibacterial solutions and chlorine. Photo: United Airports of Georgia.
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All three international airports of Georgia are taking preventive safety measures against the spread of the coronavirus.
Thermal cameras have been installed at Tbilisi, Batumi and Kutaisi international airports to scan passengers arriving at the airports contactless and detect whether they have high temperature.
Meanwhile, Kutaisi airport in Georgia’s west is carrying out disinfection measures. The airport is disinfected once in every 24 hours with antibacterial solutions and chlorine, announces the United Airports of Georgia.
Special tents have been installed in all airports of Georgia to accommodate passengers coming back from high-risk zone countries, and are also being disinfected.
Cafe at Kutaisi airport was also disinfected. Photo: United Airports of Georgia.
The government of Georgia has already taken several measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus outbreak in the country.
- The World Health Organisation gives a "positive assessment" to Georgia's coronavirus prevention efforts
- US Ambassador Degnan: ‘Georgia coping very well with global Coronavirus crisis’
Public schools have been closed in the country until March 16 as a measure to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Officials say that this time will be enough to strengthen disinfection work at schools, as well as kindergartens and public transport.
The airport is disinfected with antibacterial solutions and chlorine. Photo: United Airports of Georgia.
Also, trucks transiting through Georgia from coronavirus-affected countries will be escorted to border checkpoints. The drivers from WHO-designated high coronavirus risk countries will be replaced with persons outside the risk groups.
Meanwhile, 54 underpasses have already been cleaned with special disinfectant sprays.
Almost all state buildings have been disinfected.
So far there are 15 people infected with coronavirus in Georgia.
Georgia’s National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported earlier today that in addition to Tbilisi, the regional branches of the Lugar Laboratories located in Georgia’s black sea town of Batumi and Western city of Kutaisi will be able to diagnose the new China-born coronavirus – Covid-19.
Thirty-three individuals in isolation have tested negative for Covid-19, with the number of infected people in Georgia remaining unchanged and at 15, director of Tbilisi Hospital of Infectious Diseases Marina Ezugbaia stated earlier today. She said that the condition of one of the 15 infected is severe, but ‘stable and manageable,’ while three others have pneumonia ‘but their condition is not severe.’
The government of Georgia has recommended public institutions avoid overseas business trips except in cases of extreme necessity in order to prevent the further spread of covid-19.
Georgia has suspended direct flights with Italy in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in the country, announces the government of Georgia. Coronavirus in Georgia has mostly been detected in passengers who have travelled in Italy recently. The government of Georgia has issued certain restrictions for both Georgian and foreign citizens entering the country.
The government of Georgia has created a website - www.stopcov.ge - to inform the public about the coronavirus and provide information about the measures taken by the government to prevent thr spread of the coronavirus across the country.
Georgia has evacuated 156 citizens from Italy today via a charter flight by Georgian Airways as the Italian government has placed the entire country under lockdown. After thermal screening, the passengers will be placed in quarantine for 14 days.
The government of Georgia, the National Bank of Georgia (NBG) and commercial banks are teaming up to mitigate the negative impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on the tourism sector of the country. PM Gakharia and the chief executive officers of commercial banks signed an agreement earlier today, which will come up with an action plan to support the tourism sector in the coming days.
Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalklaiani has met with the Ambassador of Sweden to Georgia Ulrik Tidestrom and the Ambassador of Germany to Georgia Hubert Knirsch to discuss issues for deeper cooperation between the countries.
Individuals who have been in the United Kingdom in the last two weeks will be placed under a 12-day quarantine when entering Georgia.