President Zurabishvili visits checkpoint in quarantined Marneuli municipality
A total of 12 checkpoints have been set up in Marneuli and Bolnisi municipalities in eastern Georgia on major roads in order to control traffic in the region. Photo: President of Georgia's press office
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Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili visited a checkpoint at the entrance of the Marneuli municipality which is under quarantine for the seventh day now.
President Zurabishvili thanked police, military servicemen and healthcare professionals for their nonstop fight against the coronavirus.
At the Marneuli checkpoint today. Since the municipality was placed under #quarantine last week, our Armed Forces, @MIAofGeorgia and the Ministry of Health have been working nonstop to ensure the safety of everyone, in and out of the region. Thank you to each one of you. pic.twitter.com/7bJyocAZB9
— Salome Zourabichvili (@Zourabichvili_S) March 29, 2020
Calling on citizens to be more careful, Zurabishvili said the violation of the safety norms might be dangerous for the entire country.
We are now starting a new level of the fight when all of us should be cautious and acknowledge that we are all responsible for one another’s heath”, President Zurabishvili stated.
Only local residents are allowed to enter the municipality, however they are not allowed to leave the area for two weeks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Photo: Defence Ministry press office
A total of 12 checkpoints have been set up in Marneuli and Bolnisi municipalities in eastern Georgia on major roads in order to control traffic in the region.
Both municipalities were placed under lockdown late at night on March 22 after a 62-year-old woman from Marneuli tested positive for COVID-19.