Restrictions Imposed on Crossing Georgian Border

The Georgian government has imposed restrictions on crossing the state border for both local and foreign citizens.

The decision was announced at the meeting of the Interagency Coordination Council against Coronavirus on Friday.

The government established that citizens are obliged to present a PCR certificate on COVID -19 when crossing the border. 

“Certain restrictions were imposed on the crossing of the state border for both the local and foreign citizens, in particular:

"Upon returning to their homeland, a citizen of Georgia, traveling from countries with a high risk of coronavirus outbreak, is obliged to undergo an intensive check-up at the border crossing point and a mandatory 14-day quarantine procedure.

"Foreign nationals who have traveled to the countries with a high risk of coronavirus outbreak for the last 14 days or are traveling through those countries to Georgia, should undergo intensive check-ups at the Border Crossing Checkpoint and a mandatory 14-day quarantine procedure

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"At the border, they are obliged to present a PCR certificate on coronavirus (COVID -19), issued by the relevant laboratory of the country of departure, and in the case of transit, by the relevant laboratory of the transit country,” the Government Administration said in the statement.

In addition, the Georgian government has suspended direct flights with Italy due to the new coronavirus outbreak.

By Ana Dumbadze 

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