Georgian citizens banned to travel to Belgium from June 26 amid concerns about Delta variant of coronavirus
The entry ban comes into force on different dates for each country, while for Georgia it came into effect on June 26. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Georgia is among the 27 countries from which travel to Belgium is banned since it has been classified as one of the high-risk countries amid concerns about the Delta variant of coronavirus in Belgium's recently updated travel measures.
An update of Belgium’s travel measures, published on June 24, bans people who spent time in Georgia as well as 26 other countries in the preceding 14 days from traveling to Belgium, either directly or indirectly, unless they are Belgian nationals or residents.
The entry ban comes into force on different dates for each country, while for Georgia it came into effect on June 26.
The measures will apply until September 30, 2021.
Belgium already halted travel from Brazil, South Africa and India in April.
Georgia confirmed 20 cases of the Delta Covid-19 variant on June 25.
Head of the National Disease Control Center (NCDC) Amiran Gamkrelidze said that about 15-20% of people in Georgia are infected with this particular strain.
Overall, Georgia has reported 352 new cases of coronavirus, 808 recoveries and nine deaths in the past 24 hours.
Georgia will receive one million doses of Sinopharm and Sinovac Covid-19 vaccines by the end of the week, Georgian Health Minister Ekaterine Tikaradze has stated earlier today.
Georgian Health Minister Ekaterine Tikaradze has recommended that even vaccinated travellers entering Georgia should receive a Covid-19 test in the country. “…this is important to have guarantees that we are not dealing with falsified documentation. Testing should be a regulation, not a recommendation", she said.
14,074 tests were conducted around the country in the past 24 hours. 6,102 of the 14,074 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 7,972 were PCR tests. The country has had 363,874 cases of coronavirus since February 26, 2020. 2.47 per cent of tested individuals had Covid-19 in the past 14 days.350,466 of the 363,874 patients have recovered, while 5,275 have died from the virus.
Georgia has confirmed 20 cases of the Delta Covid-19 variant, Head of the National Disease Control Center (NCDC) Amiran Gamkrelidze says. Gamkrelidze also said that up to 15-20% of people in Georgia are being infected with this particular strain.
Georgian citizens who have proof of vaccination or a certificate proving they have recovered from Covid-19 will be able to enter Austria for touristic purposes starting July 1, 2021.
Fully vaccinated Georgian citizens are able to travel to the Netherlands starting July 1 for tourism purposes, announces the Embassy of Georgia in the Netherlands. People travelling to the Netherlands must be fully vaccinated with vaccines recognised by the European Medicines Agency or by the World Health Organisation.