Coronavirus: Police checkpoints set up in 4 more villages in Georgia
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Police checkpoints have been set up in four villages in western Georgia to prevent the further spread of coronavirus.
The checkpoints have been set up in:
- Shroma village - Ozurgeti municipality
- Chkonagora and Chochkhati villages - Lanchkhuti municipality
- Orsantia village - Zugdidi municipality
The Emergency Management Service has also arranged field tents there.
In order to prevent the spread of #COVID19 disease and actively monitor the citizens, special #police infrastructure has been arranged in four villages of Ozurgeti, Lanchkhuti & Zugdidi municipalities https://t.co/lAIX3GIpKi pic.twitter.com/OMQ4McNLoC
— MIA of Georgia (@MIAofGeorgia) April 3, 2021
The Georgian Interior Ministry reported yesterday that the citizens entering or leaving the villages will need to undergo thermal screening and Covid-19 testing if necessary.
However, none of the strict quarantine restrictions have been imposed including on the freedom of movement.
Police officers are patrolling the villages to maintain public order and security as well as to inform the local population about the coronavirus preventive measures. Photo: Interior Ministry archive
The interior ministry calls on citizens to demonstrate high public responsibility, wear face masks and maintain the safety regulations.
Previously the checkpoints have been set up in three villages in the municipality of Kaspi as well after 81 new cases of Covid-19 have been reported within the last six days there.