Nightclubs in Georgia allowed to hold New Year’s events
Night clubs in Georgia have been closed for almost two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Photo: Spacehall/Facebook.
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The Coordination Council has decided to let nightclubs in Georgia hold events on December 31 and January 1, the Georgian government administration reports.
A limited number of guests will be allowed at the events, the administration says.
The following groups of people will be allowed at the events:
- Fully vaccinated individuals
- Those who have recovered from coronavirus
- Those with negative PCR test certificates conducted within the last 48 hours
The statement of the government also says that compliance with the regulations ’will be strictly supervised.’
The government decided not to open nightclubs across the country due to rising cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus on December 22 after which Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze pledged to support and assist nightclub businesses on December 24.
Despite the government’s decision, a total of 22 nightclub owners stated that they will continue to operate with Covid regulations observed to ‘avoid their physical destruction.’
Tbilisi City Hall allocated two million GEL for about 500 artists in the electronic and club music industry in March of this year.
Nightclubs in Georgia have been closed for almost two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze has stated that Tbilisi City Hall is ready to support and assist nightclub businesses following the announcement of the Georgian government’s decision on December 22 that nightclubs will remain closed due to rising cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in the country.
The Interagency Coordination Council has decided not to open nightclubs across the country due to rising cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, Chief of Operational Staff of the council, Giorgi Gibradze, reported earlier today.
The Interagency Coordination Council has not yet decided to open night clubs thus events in the facilities are not allowed, the Labour Inspection Service of Georgia reports in response to the information announced earlier that night clubs in Georgia open on December 17.
Co-founder of underground club Bassiani in Tbilisi Naja Orashvili has reported earlier today that night clubs in Georgia will open December 17 ‘after a pause of almost two years.'
The Georgian government has allowed nightclubs in the country to open for events between January 7 - the date for the Orthodox Christmas celebration - and January 9, in the latest change for festive season regulations.
Nightclubs in Georgia will reopen on March 5 and offer events to visitors at 60 percent of the venues' capacity, the Georgian government announced today.
The Interagency Coordination Council, the body overseeing pandemic-related regulations and limitations, decided to allow the entertainment venues to hold events due to trends in the Covid-19 situation in the country.