Interior Ministry issues statement about protective measures to prevent possible spread of coronavirus

The Ministry of Internal Affairs has issued a statement about the measures to prevent possible spread of coronavirus in the country. According to the statement, four countries, including China, South Korea, Iran and Italy, have been designated as the high risk countries by the World Health Organization.

The Ministry says that the employees of the Border Management and Coordination Unit monitor the passengers arriving from those countries as well as the passengers, who have traveled to the mentioned countries during the last two weeks.

“Four countries, including China, South Korea, Iran and Italy, have been designated as the high risk countries. All the citizens of the third country and the citizens of Georgia, who have visited the high risk countries during the last two weeks. The employees of the border management and coordination department of the patrol police at the Internal Affairs Ministry monitor the passengers arriving from the mentioned countries as well as the passengers, who have traveled to the mentioned states during the last two weeks.

Intensive monitoring of passengers is carried out at the Red Bridge, Sadakhlo, Sarpi and Dariali crossing points, as well as at all three Georgian airports: Tbilisi, Kutaisi and Batumi. In addition, medical workers are constantly mobilized at these checkpoints.

As for other border crossing points, in case a border guard identifies any risk, medical personel are called on the ground. They test the passenger and approximate procedures are carried out afterwards,” Interior Ministry said adding that “due to the current situation, in order to ensure the safety of media representatives, it was decided to restrict free movement of journalists at the border crossing points.