Facemasks mandatory outdoors in groups, holding social events prohibited - new regs on heel of Covid-19 surge
641,242 vaccine doses have been administered in Georgia so far and 197,118 people are fully vaccinated. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Wearing facemasks outdoors where at least five people have gathered has become mandatory and holding social events such as weddings, funeral feasts and birthdays are prohibited starting tomorrow in Georgia, representative of the Interagency Coordination Council Giorgi Ghibradze announced earlier today.
The fine for violating the rules of wearing a facemask will be 20 GEL, while facilities hosting social events will be fined 10,000 GEL for the first time and if the violation is repeated the facility will be sealed.
Ghibradze stated that the surge in infections in recent weeks has led to the introduction of new restrictions.
The implementation of other existing regulations such as the restriction of nightclub operations in both open and closed spaces and the operation of food facilities from 00:00 to 05:00 will also be tightened.
Per the decision of the coordination council, individuals who have recovered from coronavirus and were vaccinated with a single dose will be considered fully vaccinated and the same regulations as for fully vaccinated people will apply for easier border-crossing.
The Georgian government lifted several coronavirus restrictions such as curfew and wearing facemasks outdoors in late June after which the number of daily Covid-19 cases began rising in July.
Georgia has reported 2,236 new cases of coronavirus and 44 deaths in the last 24 hours.
Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili stated several days ago that another lockdown won’t defeat the virus and underscored that combating the virus is only possible through vaccination.
641,242 vaccine doses have been administered in Georgia so far and 197,118 people are fully vaccinated.
Georgia has reported 2,236 new cases of coronavirus earlier today. Currently 40,233 individuals remain infected with Covid-19 in the country.23,439 tests were conducted around the country in the past 24 hours. 12,524 of the 23,439 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 10,915 were PCR tests. 3,146 individuals have recovered and 44 have died from the virus in the past 24 hours. The country has had 450,149 cases of coronavirus since February 26, 2020.
Georgia's prime minister Irakli Garibashvili received his Covid-19 vaccine dose on Sunday, opting for a Pfizer jab in Tbilisi while also urging his fellow citizens to vaccinate.
Foreign citizens residing in Georgia who do not have a residence card or a permit are now able to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in the three main cities of Georgia, the Georgian Health Ministry has reported.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili will not participate in large-scale events due to the surge of coronavirus cases in the country, the Georgian president’s administration announced today. The official statement also reads that Georgian President Zurabishvili cancels all planned large-scale meetings in the administration of the President of Georgia.
Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili stated earlier today that another lockdown in Georgia would be ‘absolutely unjustified’ as the country has imported more than two million doses of coronavirus vaccine. Georgian government head noted that the lockdown won’t defeat the virus and underscored that mostly it is possible through vaccination.
Georgia has reported 5,697 new cases of coronavirus out of 44,536 tests and 54 deaths in the past 24 hours which is a record high figure since January 2021. 2,713 individuals have recovered from the virus in the past 24 hours. 40,279 individuals remain infected with Covid-19 in Georgia currently. In total 6,128 individuals have died from the virus in the country since the spring of 2020.
Health Minister Ekaterine Tikaradze says that Georgia currently has a ‘worse epidemiological situation’ than the country’s health officials had expected.
Georgia has reported 5,359 new cases of coronavirus, 2,726 recoveries and 42 deaths in the past 24 hours.