Taxi drivers to undergo mandatory PCR testing for COVID-19 in Tbilisi
Police fined two Covid-infected taxi drivers for violating self-isolation rules in Tbilisi last week. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Taxi drivers will undergo mandatory PCR (polymerase chain reaction) testing for Covid-19 in Tbilisi, said Tbilisi City Mayor Kakha Kaladze earlier today.
PCR testing for taxi drivers will be free.
Risk groups are constantly being identified and tested for Covid-19. One of such risk groups are taxi drivers in Tbilisi. It is very important to take care of people’s health and safety of life”, said Kaladze.
Kaladze said that both category A and B drivers will undergo mandatory PCR testing once every two weeks.
Police have fined several Covid-infected taxi drivers for violating self-isolation rules in Tbilisi.
A 50-year-old individual infected with coronavirus has been fined by police for violating self-isolation rules in Georgia’s Black Sea city of Batumi.
Police have fined two Covid-infected taxi drivers for violating self-isolation rules in Tbilisi. The Georgian Interior Ministry reported that a taxi driver, identified only as G.P. was fined while driving a car at Tseronisi street, while another taxi driver, identified only as Z.S. was driving a car with a taxi sign at Dadiani street in Tbilisi.
Police have fined a total of 814 individuals for coronavirus-related violations over the past 24 hours in Georgia. The Ministry of Internal Affairs calls on the citizens to adhere to the restrictions.
Over 31,000 facilities have been inspected and 27 fined for violating coronavirus safety regulations between November 28 and December 13 across the country, the Labor Conditions Inspecting Department reports.
Several coronavirus-related restrictions will be lifted in Georgia in February and in March, following a plan approved at today's Interagency Coordination Council meeting. Georgian Infrastructure Minister and the first Deputy Prime Minister Maia Tskitishvili said that since there are signs of an easing of the epidemiological situation in some regions of Georgia, there is also the possibility of lifting several restrictions.