Georgian citizens temporarily accommodated in Spain, France due to coronavirus travel restrictions
These Georgian citizens have been unable to leave Spain and France due to the coronavirus outbreak and the restrictions countries have on travel. Photo: paris.ticketbar.eu.
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Dozens of Georgian citizens have been provided with temporary accommodation and basic needs in France and Spain by the Georgian Embassies to these countries, says the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
These Georgian citizens have been unable to leave Spain and France due to the coronavirus outbreak and the restrictions countries have on travel.
As for Georgian citizens left in other countries, five charter flights will be carried out by Georgian Airways to evacuate Georgian citizens from abroad amid the coronavirus outbreak.
The flights will be carried out from Austria, the Netherlands, Poland, Greece and Cyprus by April 10, 2020.
Also, the Ministry of Foreign affairs is working to evacuate Georgians from Italy, Spain and other countries as well, said Minister of Foreign Affairs David Zalkaliani yesterday.
A pregnant woman from Bolnisi Municipality in Eastern Georgia has tested positive for coronavirus today; she is the close relative of a 62-year-old patient from Marneuli municipality, who also tested positive for the virus on March 22.
A total of 9 million GEL (about $2.60m/€2.37m) has already been accumulated in the StopCov foundation created on March 23 to help the poor and disadvantaged get through the coronavirus crisis in Georgia.
Five charter flights will be carried out by Georgian Airways to evacuate Georgian citizens from abroad amid the coronavirus outbreak. The flights will be carried out from Austria, the Netherlands, Poland, Greece and Cyprus by April 10, 2020.
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.
Georgian start-up Doctor Goods has produced 40,000 medical gowns in a week to address the COVID-19 pandemic. As of now, Georgia has 79 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus, including eleven individuals who have recovered.
The eleventh individual has recovered from the new coronavirus in Georgia out of the 79 confirmed cases. A month after February 26 when the first individual had tested positive for COVID-19, the country now has 66 infected people.
A second Georgian cleric has tested positive for COVID-19 in the United States, bishop of the eparchy of the Northern America Saba Intskirveli has confirmed via social media.
Georgia has evacuated 10,115 Georgian citizens from abroad amid the coronavirus pandemic. Georgia has carried out 61 special flights to bring back Georgians from abroad. Georgia has carried out 61 special flights to evacuate Georgians from abroad amid the coronavirus outbreak, said Foreign Minister Zaklaliani earlier today.
Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani has met with his Spanish counterpart Arancha Gonzalez Laya in Madrid earlier today to boost bilateral ties and discuss joint efforts against coronavirus and the post-pandemic period.