3 individuals fined for violating self-isolation rules in Georgia
Georgia declared a state of emergency on March 21, 2020 to prevent the spread of coronavirus until April 21. Photo: police.ge.
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Police have fined 3 individuals for violating self-isolation rules in Georgia’s western Imereti, Guria regions and in Eastern Mtskheta-Mtianeti region today.
Each individual must pay a 3,000 GEL fine and have been placed under a mandatory quarantine for 14 days in order to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus – COVID-19.
Police also fined the organization named New Leaders Initiative in Georgia’s with 15,000 GEL for gathering thousands in the street in western town of Zugdidi to receive facemasks and hand sanitizer gifted by Saakashvili’s Presidential Library.
Georgia declared a state of emergency on March 21, 2020 to prevent the spread of coronavirus until April 21.
Failure to comply with the state of emergency results in:
Administrative liability - a fine of 3,000 GEL for individuals and 15,000 GEL for legal entities; repeat offences will result in criminal liability, namely, imprisonment for a term of up to three years
Georgia’s Minister of Health, Ekaterine Tikaradze has stated today that all citizens entering the country will be placed under mandatory quarantine starting from today to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus. New quarantine zones will be arranged at the Sarpi, Larsi and Red Bridje customs checkpoints.
The police have placed 28 individuals under quarantine throughout the country for violating self-isolation rules to prevent the further spread of COVID-19, reports the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).
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).
Georgian patrol police will monitor people in self-isolation and under quarantine in Georgia to further prevent the spread of Covid-19 virus, head of the National Disease Control Centre Amiran Gamkrelidze said earlier today. He stated that as of now 178 people are under quarantine in Georgia and 1,108 others in self-isolation as they have visited countries with numerous cases of the respiratory infection.
Police have fined seven individuals for violating the state of emergency rules in the Georgian regions of Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Kvemo Kartli, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Adjara and Kakheti.
A new hospital has opened in the village of Rukhi located about a kilometre from Enguri Bridge, which connects Russia-occupied Abkhazia with the rest of Georgia. Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia said the new hospital will offer qualitative care to people living on both sides of the occupation line.
Two more individuals have recovered from the new coronavirus in Georgia out of the 90 confirmed cases in the country, increasing the number of recovered individuals to sixteen.
The Georgian Interior Ministry has registered 131 cases of violations of the state of emergency during the last 24 hours throughout Georgia.
Georgia has reported seven new cases of the coronavirus today, bringing the total number of cases to 195.Of the 195, 39 have recovered, while two have died. As of now there are 152 active cases of the virus inside the country. 4,708 people are under quarantine in Georgia and 370 others are in hospitals. The new cases are connected with the US, while three of the seven cases are cases of community transmission.