Studies to Continue Remotely in 10 Cities of Georgia

The government has decided to keep the system of distance learning in several Georgian cities.

Deputy Prime Minister Maia Tskitishvili stated after the meeting of the Interagency Coordination Council on Coronavirus that studies will continue remotely in 10 big cities of Georgia: Tbilisi, Rustavi, Kutaisi, Telavi, Zugdidi, Zestaponi, Gori, Poti, Marneuli and Gardabani.

Studies will be remote from November 4-25 in big cities, as the second round of the parliamentary elections is scheduled to take place on November 21, and the school buildings will be used as polling stations during the voting process. 

"In many settlements, we have to conduct a second round, and therefore hundreds of schools will be used as polling stations. Given the importance of reducing mobility in big cities, we decided today to keep the distance learning regime in Tbilisi, Rustavi, Kutaisi, Telavi, Zugdidi, Zestaponi, Gori, Poti, Marneuli and Gardabani. For the record, studying in Adjara is also being carried out remotely," Tskitishvili noted. 

Based on the final data of the CEC, the second round will be held in 16 out of 30 majoritarian constituencies, including the eight constituencies of Tbilisi, on November 21. 

In all of them, a candidate of the "Georgian Dream" will compete with an opposition candidate. 

By Ana Dumbadze 

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