Which Restrictions Will Be Removed and Which Restrictions Will Remain in Force After the State of Emergency Has Been Lifted
2020-05-23
Removed restrictions:
o The restriction on more than three people traveling by car has been removed (with the exception of travel by taxi). o The curfew has been lifted. o All types of economic activities are permitted, with the following exceptions: ✖ Serving customers on site in restaurants, bars, cafes, and dining facilities of any type; ✖ Trade in clothing and footwear (such trade is permitted online) ✖ The operation of trade centers (shopping malls) and open-air markets (with the exception of open-air agrarian markets); ✖ Organizing and/or holding sporting, cultural, and recreational events; ✖ Sports and wellness procedures or activities; ✖ The operation of currency exchange booths. o Public assemblies and demonstrations, as provided for by the Law of Georgia on Assemblies and Demonstrations, have become permissible. o Conducting practical / laboratory work or holding examinations non-remotely in universities (in accordance with the recommendations issued by the Ministry of Healthcare) has become permissible. o The age restriction on travel that applied to persons aged 70 and over has been lifted and retained as a recommendation. o The prohibition on entering cemeteries has been lifted.
Restrictions remaining in force:
o The restriction on international passenger transportation (air, land, and sea) remains in force (charter flights are reserved for the repatriation of Georgian citizens). o The restriction on public transportation, including travel by subway and cable car, as well as the transportation of passengers by rail, remains in force. o The restriction on the transportation of passengers on municipal and intercity routes by bus and fixed-route taxi remains in force. o Taxi drivers must wear face masks and it is only permissible to transport two passengers, who must occupy the rear seats of the vehicle. o The obligation to place drivers who are Georgian citizens and are carrying out international freight transportation via land routes in self-isolation in spaces designed for self-isolation (TIR parking lots) and quarantine spaces remains in force. o Schools and universities must continue the education process using various forms of remote teaching/communication. o All types of training courses, conferences, and seminars must be held remotely. o Holding cultural events is permitted only in a remote format. o All types of mass sporting events remain restricted, including competitions and gathering for the purpose of learning/training, in enclosed, as well as open spaces; this also applies to all types of sport-related training courses, seminars, and/or conferences, with the exception of those held remotely. o The gathering of more than 10 people that is related to social events (e.g., weddings, anniversaries, wakes, etc.) is restricted. o All persons are obligated to wear face masks in enclosed public spaces. o The following economic activities remain restricted: ✖ Serving customers on site in restaurants, bars, cafes, and dining facilities of any type; ✖ Trade in clothing and footwear (such trade is permitted online) ✖ The operation of trade centers (shopping malls) and open-air markets (with the exception of open-air agrarian markets); ✖ Organizing and/or holding sporting, cultural, and recreational events; ✖ Sports and wellness procedures or activities; ✖ The operation of currency exchange booths. o Economic activities (barring the exceptions) must be carried out remotely, which means working from home; work may be carried out at the workplace in case of critical necessity, though no more than 10 people may be admitted to the office. o The operation of hotels and similar accommodation facilities is permitted exclusively for the purpose of arranging quarantine spaces. o All types of economic activities must be carried out with due consideration for the specific features of the facility in question, while maintaining a social distance of no less than two meters and wearing face masks, in accordance with the recommendations issued by the Ministry of Healthcare. o The village of Mushevani and the village of Geta in Bolnisi Municipality, as well as Tetritskaro Municipality, remain quarantine zones.
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