9,630 Georgian citizens brought home, 18,857 supported abroad amid coronavirus pandemic
Georgian citizens will be brought from Athens, Greece today by a special flight to Tbilisi. Photo: flickr.com.
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Georgian diplomatic representations have given assistance to a total of 18,857 Georgian citizens abroad, while 9,630 of them have been brought back to Georgia amid the coronavirus pandemic as of May 5, says the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Georgian citizens will be brought from Athens, Greece today by a special flight to Tbilisi.
Georgian citizens will return from Jordan and Saudi Arabia on May 6, says the ministry, while they will be brought to Tbilisi from Amsterdam, the Netherlands on May 7 and from Berlin, Germany on May 9.
In addition to recently carried out flights from Vienna, Madrid, Copenhagen and Warsaw, Georgia has already carried out special flights to evacuate its citizens from other cities including Berlin, Vienna, London, Athens, Amsterdam, Larnaca, Beijing, Rome, Paris, Tel Aviv, Prague and Barcelona.
Out of the Georgian citizens who have returned to the country amid the coronavirus pandemic, 5,369 were brought by special flights, 3,946 by land vehicles and 315 by ferry.
Georgian citizens who are abroad and want to return to the country have to fill a special electronic application, which is available on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and on the websites of the diplomatic missions of Georgia.
Citizens that will come back to Georgia will be placed in 14-day quarantine.
The flights will be carried out by the national flag carrier Georgian Airways, and ticket price will not exceed €199.
Georgian diplomatic representations have given assistance to a total of 18,033 Georgian citizens abroad, while 8,954 of them have been brought to Georgia amid the coronavirus pandemic as of May 1, says the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Georgian citizens will be brought from Vienna, Austria today by special flight to Tbilisi.
Georgian diplomatic representations have supported a total of 15,393 Georgian citizens abroad, while 7,988 of them have been brought to Georgia amid the coronavirus pandemic as of April 27, says the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Georgian diplomatic representations have provided support for 12,636 Georgian citizens abroad, while 7,600 others have been brought home to Georgia amid the coronavirus pandemic as of April 23 via charter flights or other measures taken by the Georgian government.
As of April 20 the Georgian government has brought back 6,747 citizens from different coronavirus-hit areas since the COVID-19 outbreak began worldwide. During the same period Georgian diplomatic missions helped 9,058 Georgian citizens abroad.
Georgia has evacuated 10,115 Georgian citizens from abroad amid the coronavirus pandemic. Georgia has carried out 61 special flights to bring back Georgians from abroad. Georgia has carried out 61 special flights to evacuate Georgians from abroad amid the coronavirus outbreak, said Foreign Minister Zaklaliani earlier today.
Georgian diplomatic representations have supported a total of 20,957 Georgian citizens abroad with accommodation, food, basic needs, medicines, financial help, online medical consultations and support to receive medical services.