Nightclubs to reopen on March 5
Nightclubs will be allowed to reopen at 60 percent of venue capacity.
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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.
Nightclub events were initially curtailed in March 2020, following the declaration of a state of emergency due to the pandemic.
The coordination council initially refrained from reopening them in December 2021 due to the rising cases of the Omicron variant.
The government later made an exemption and allowed clubs in the country to hold events on the New Year's Eve between December 31-January 1, and the Orthodox Christmas between January 7-9, provided they would keep the standard regulations on Covid-related practices.
Nightclubs in Tbilisi say they will continue working on January 14-15, and demand a ‘new, fair and non-discriminatory plan’ be developed to allow them to continue functioning during the pandemic.
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.
Georgia has reported 15,315 new Covid-19 cases, 10,894 recoveries, and 55 deaths in the past 24 hours. The positivity rate for the past seven days stands at 31.51 percent. Overall 180,385 remain infected with coronavirus in Georgia.
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 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.
A range of Covid-19-related limitations on public events and gatherings will begin to be eased in Georgia starting next month, from club venues being allowed to operate at reduced capacity, to weddings, conferences and other gatherings permitted.