Two more villages of Bolnisi Municipality placed under lockdown due to high risk of contagion

Due to the high epidemiological risk, two more villages in Bolnisi Municipality, Khatisofeli and Mushevani, have put under lockdown and quarantined, InterPressNews was told by Bolnisi Municipality.

According to them, 19 more patients living in Bolnisi Municipality tested positive for the novel coronavirus, taking the number of total confirmed cases to 80. 4 of them have recovered and 2 have died.

"According to the recommendation of the Bolnisi Public Health Center, due to the high epidemiological risk, the villages - Khatisopeli and Mushevani - have been declared a strict quarantine zone.

Bolnisi Municipality has decided to shut down the villages in order to prevent the large-scale spread of the coronavirus in the municipality.

Police checkpoints have been arranged at the entrances of Khatisofli and Mushevani, which are controlled by the police officers. Transportation of food and medicines to the quarantine zone will be carried out without any delay,” Bolnisi Municipality said in a statement.

Several days earlier, Bolnisi town, as well as Rachisubani, Kvemo Bolnisi, Savaneti, Balichi villages and town Kazreti were put under lockdown.