Inter-Agency Coordination Council rules to let eateries accept customers on Weekends solely in open-air spaces

Eateries will be allowed to accept customers on weekends solely in open-air spaces from this week. This decision has been made by the Inter-Agency Coordination Council led by Irakli Garibashvili, Prime Minister of Georgia at its meeting today, which was held at the Government Administration.

The Inter-Agency Coordination Council continues to monitor the epidemic trends and will decide on further easing from June 1 if the situation gets stabilized.

It was highlighted at the meeting that the ban remains valid on such social events, as a wedding party, funeral repast, banquet dinner and various other jubilee parties. Also, the Coordination Council has decided to continue with mandatory testing on COVID-19 among the pre-defined groups throughout June with financing from the State Budget.

Inter-Agency Coordination Council once again urges the population to adhere to the existing regulations, wear facemasks and practice social distancing.

Since the first detection, the number of lab-proven COVID-19 cases has reached 330 879, out of which 310 859 individuals have recovered and 4 469 - died.

Currently, 67 individuals are kept in quarantine, 657 – at clinical hotels and 4 395 – at healthcare facilities under medical supervision.

Inter-Agency Coordination Council led by the Prime Minister of Georgia actively engages the Parliament of Georgia Chaired by MP Kakha Kuchava and Administration of the President of Georgia.