22 placed in quarantine after violating self-isolation rules in Georgia

Within the last 24 hours, Georgian law enforcers have placed 22 individuals under quarantine throughout the country for violating self-isolation rules to prevent the further spread of the new coronavirus – Covid-19, reports the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

The violations were discovered through the joint monitoring of Georgia’s National Disease Control Centre and patrol police.

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At this moment 71 individuals have been placed under quarantine in total for violating self-isolation rules, said the MIA.

Since February 26, 2020, Georgia has had 34 confirmed cases of the China-born respiratory infection, with one recovered and discharged on March 16.

As of now, there are 33 people in the country who have contracted the virus, with 1,008 under quarantine.