Several restrictions lifted in Georgia
By Nika Gamtsemlidze
Monday, February 1
The Inter-Agency Coordination Council has recently made a decision regarding the current restrictions in Georgia. According to the council, starting from today, several restrictions will be lifted in the country.
As the council announced, starting from today, schools, municipal transport, malls, and shops will open in Batumi, Zugdidi, Gori, Poti, and Telavi. However, throughout February, all of the restrictions will still be in effect on weekends.
As for Tbilisi, Kutaisi, and Rustavi, most of the restrictions will continue in full effect. Only shops and malls will open during weekdays.
As for the restaurants and fast-food facilities, they will be able to open outdoor areas only in the Adjara region. Weddings and other ritual events will still continue to be prohibited. In Tbilisi, Kutaisi, and Rustavi, schools will remain to be closed until March 1. Public transportation will also continue to be limited.
According to the Inter-Agency Coordination Council, the so-called curfew will also continue to be adopted until March 1. However, the representatives of the government have noted that they will keep checking the situation in the country.
If the situation continues to get better, they will be able to change some of these restrictions throughout the country.
According to the Vice Prime Minister Maia Tskitishvili, any opening should be gradual and cautious. Tskitishvili said this after meeting with the owners of shopping centers. As Tskitishvili noted, the main topic of discussion at the meeting was how the facilities should work as safely as possible from February 1.
Initially, it was said by the representatives of the government that the restrictions in the country would be lifted starting from mid-January; however, the council decided to postpone the date.
As of today, there are a few hundred cases reported in Georgia daily, an improvement compared to November and December when the country reported as many as 5,000 cases daily.
Georgia has reported a total of 258,111 Covid-19 cases with 49,028 recoveries and 3178 deaths.
