Inter-Agency Coordination Council discusses enforcement of Covid restrictions
By Trend
The Inter-Agency Coordination Council led by Giorgi Gakharia,
Prime Minister of Georgia discussed the new package of government
support to citizens and businesses, along with the enforcement of
restrictions coming into force at 00:00 on November 28, 2020,
Trend reports citing Business Media Georgia.
Inter-Agency Coordination Council has ruled to restrict the
following throughout Georgia from November 28, 2020 through January
31, 2021:
• Mobility of people both in terms of walking and driving as well
as a stay in public spaces will be banned from 21:00 to 05:00;
Exception will be made on the New Year’s Eve and Orthodox Christmas
– respectively December 31, 2020 and January 6, 2021;
• Regular inter-city passenger transportation, including by rail,
bus and minibus will be banned. Restriction does not apply to light
vehicles (including taxis);
• Restaurants and eateries will be entirely transforming to a
remote service delivery. Only take-away, delivery and drive through
services will be permitted.
• Gyms and swimming pools will suspend operation;
• Any and all types of conferences, training sessions, cultural and
entertainment events will be held only online in a remote
manner.
• Sports, arts and culture groups/studios will be suspended.
Also, Council has ruled to introduce the following restrictions in
large cities and within their administrative boundaries: Tbilisi,
Batumi, Kutaisi, Rustavi, Gori, Poti, Zugdidi and Telavi, as well
as at skiing resorts of Bakuriani, Gudauri, Goderdzi and
Mestia:
• Municipal transport will be suspended within the administrative
boundaries of Tbilisi, Telavi, Batumi, Kutaisi, Rustavi, Gori, Poti
and Zugdidi;
• Retail shops (except for groceries, pet/animal food, pharmacies,
veterinarian drug stores, household chemistry and hygiene stores,
press kiosks) will only operate remotely through a delivery
service;
• Open and closed markets and fairs will not operate. Only fruit
and vegetable markets will remain operational;
• Schools, vocational training centres and higher education
institutions (except for health and medicine education programs)
will be transformed entirely into a distance learning;
• Private and public kindergartens will suspend operation.
Following will also apply to skiing resorts:
• Operation of hotels will only be permitted as quarantine
spaces;
• Skiing tracks and lifts will suspend operation.
In addition, it is worth noting that COVID restrictions will be
eased nation-wide from December 24, 2020 through January 2, 2021
and namely:
• Only shopping malls, open and closed fairs and markets will be
permitted to operate;
• Municipal and inter-city transport will resume operation.
January 3-15, 2021 has been declared by the Council as public
holidays and day-offs throughout the country. All the restrictions
that were valid from November 28 through December 24 will be
resumed. Also, public institutions and private companies will not
operate. Only banks and utilities of strategic importance will
remain operational.
As for January 16-31, 2021 the following will apply
nation-wide:
• Municipal and inter-city transport will resume operation, along
with shopping malls, open and closed fairs and markets (except for
the week-ends, when they will remain closed).