Curfew regulations lifted in Georgia starting tonight
The curfew, which was earlier in force from 23:00 to 04:00, will be lifted in Georgia starting today. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Georgia’s curfew regulations, which have been in force from 23:00 to 04:00 for seven months, will be lifted in Georgia starting today, however restaurants and food facilities in general will be able to remain open only until 00:00.
The operation of nightclubs remains restricted.
Restrictions on movement will no longer be in force from 23:00 on the evening of June 30... We have high hopes that the epidemiological situation in the country will develop in such a way so that we will not need to impose any restrictions in the future", said Chief of the Operational Staff of the Interagency Coordination Council Giorgi Gibradze.
Municipal buses and Tbilisi Metro will serve passengers from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m starting today.
In May the Georgian government shortened the curfew from between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. to between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m., while later in June, the curfew shortened to between 11 p.m. and 4 a.m. in order to help farmers sell their agricultural produce.
Wearing a face mask in outdoor spaces is no longer mandatory in Georgia, while the restriction remains in force in gathering places such as bus stops, in public transport and indoor spaces.
Georgia has reported 1,010 new cases of coronavirus, 603 recoveries and 19 deaths in the past 24 hours.
28,617 tests were conducted around the country in the past 24 hours. 15,164 of the 28,617 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 13,453 were PCR tests. The country has had 366,078 cases of coronavirus since February 26, 2020. 2.59 per cent of tested individuals had Covid-19 in the past 14 days.351,747 of the 366,078 patients have recovered, while 5,316 have died from the virus.
Unpaid fines with a total value of 76 million GEL (about 24.09m/€20.16m) will be written off for 245,000 Georgian citizens and 344 legal entities for not wearing facemasks and staying out of isolation or quarantine, announces Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili. He added that the bill to write off the fines was sent to the parliament today and will be approved 'in the shortest period of time'.
Municipal buses and Tbilisi Metro will serve passengers from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m starting July 1, reports the press office of Tbilisi City Hall.
Georgia is lifting several coronavirus restrictions following today's meeting of the Interagency Coordination Council, announces the government of Georgia. Starting today, wearing a face mask in outdoor space will no longer be mandatory, while the restriction remains in force in gathering places such as bus stops, public transport and indoor spaces.
30,579 tests were conducted around the country in the past 24 hours. 15,598 of the 30,579 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 14,981 were PCR tests.
Georgia has reported 964 new cases of coronavirus, 607 recoveries and eight deaths in the past 24 hours. In total, 28,190 tests have been conducted around the country of which 13,696 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 14,494 were PCR tests. Since February 26, 2020 Georgia has had 368,022 cases of coronavirus, 353,231 recoveries and 5,335 deaths.