Two detained for attacking police in district under coronavirus lockdown
The incident took place yesterday. General photo from Marneuli. Photo: Interior Ministry press office.
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Two individuals who attacked and verbally insulted police in Marneuli municipality have been detained. They face four to seven years in prison if convicted for their actions.
Marneuli and Bolnisi municipalities in eastern Georgia are under lockdown after a local, 62-year-old woman tested positive for COVID-19 on March 22 and came into contact with dozens of others.
The Georgian Interior Ministry said that the detainees were under the influence of alcohol and attempted to obstruct the activities of police.
Sixty-six cases of coronavirus have been reported in Georgia since February 26, 2020. Nine of the 66 have recovered. No deaths have been reported in the country so far.
As of now 3,320 people in Georgia are under quarantine and 235 others are in hospitals.
Sixty-six cases of coronavirus have been reported in Georgia starting February 26, 2020. Nine of the 66 have recovered. No deaths have been reported in the country so far. Director of Tbilisi Hospital of Infectious Diseases Marina Ezugbaia confirmed five new cases of coronavirus earlier today, stating that the new patients contracted the virus after travelling to the US. 'All of them were in self-isolation,” she said.
The Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has reported that 12 checkpoints have been set up in Marneuli and Bolnisi municipalities in eastern Georgia on major roads earlier today in order to control traffic in the region. Only local residents are allowed to enter the area, however they are not allowed to leave the area for two weeks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
The Emergency Management Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has set up a field hospital in Marneuli municipality in eastern Georgia today after a local, 62-year-old woman tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday, and who came into contact with more than 80 people and spent four days in a local hospital.
Marneuli and Bolnisi municipalities in eastern Georgia have been placed under lockdown after a local, 62-year-old woman tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday after coming into contact with more than 80 people and spending four days in a local hospital. The two municipalities have more than 158,000 people total.How the woman contracted the virus is as of yet unknown. Her health condition is critical.
The Tbilisi TV tower and other symbols of the Georgian capital lit up with the colors of the Italian flag as a sign of support and solidarity with Italy in the fight against the new coronavirus.
Drones from the Emergency Management Service are being used by agencies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia to monitor the Marneuli quarantined zone in country's east.