PM: We Should Only Reduce Quarantine Period if it Won't Harm Our Citizens' Health

“If the chances of reducing the quarantine period are such that it does not harm our citizens’ health, we should use it,” Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia told reporters.

He added that the Health Ministry had been instructed to conduct research into this issue, while highlighting that the coronavirus is a global pandemic and no country can defeat it alone.

"The Ministry of Health and epidemiologists have been instructed to provide several options for quarantine management. If the possibility of reducing the quarantine period is such that it does not harm the health of our citizens, we should use it. No country alone can defeat the virus: it is a global pandemic. We, most importantly, need to learn how to manage the virus. We should not be afraid if the number of infected people increases by 20-30-40, if we know the source, know how to treat and manage this process; and, of course, we should not impose additional restrictions on the economy and our citizens, especially when the electoral process is underway," stated Gakharia.