Covid-infected taxi driver, his accomplice fined for violating self-isolation rules in Tbilisi
Police fined both individuals with 2,000 GEL each and took them to a Covid-hotel for quarantine. Photo: Shot form interior ministry video
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A taxi driver and his accomplice - both infected with coronavirus - have been fined by police for violating self-isolation rules.
The Georgian Interior Ministry reported yesterday that the two individuals were fined while driving on a car at Abashidze street in Tbilisi.
The ministry further reported that both of the individuals have been registered as Covid-infected since November 27. However, instead of isolation they have been driving with passengers.
The interior ministry released a video footage:
Calling on the citizens to adhere to the coronavirus-related regulations introduced on November 26, the interior ministry has fined a total of 991 individuals over the last 24 hours.
Within the last 24 hours, as a result of monitoring activities carried out by the law enforcement officers 991 facts of breaching regulations imposed against the spread of #COVID19 have been revealed across the country.#StopCov
— MIA of Georgia (@MIAofGeorgia) December 5, 2020
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Failure to abide by the obligation to wear a face mask in public is punishable by a fine of 20 GEL. Meanwhile, violation of the rules of isolation and quarantine shall result in administrative liability and a fine to the amount of 2,000 GEL for individuals and 10,000 GEL for a legal entity.
Record-high 5,450 new coronavirus cases have been reported in Georgia over the last 24 hours amid wide-scale testing carried out throughout the country. Deputy Head of the Task Force under the Interagency Coordination Council Berdia Sichinava has announced at a news briefing today that 10,379 PCR and 7,716 rapid tests were conducted yesterday.
The list of sites offering coronavirus tests in Tbilisi will increase, said Head of the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) Amiran Gamkrelidze.
Georgia reported 5,068 new cases of coronavirus earlier today: a record-high figure since the country confirmed its first case of the virus on February 26, 2020.Earlier this week the government announced large-scale testing of the public, about 20,000 individuals on a daily basis, to reveal new infections in a timely fashion and prevent the further spread of the virus. The process will continue until February 1, 2021. Georgia has had 152,704 cases of coronavirus since February.
Treatment of a coronavirus patient in hospital costs on average 2,000 GEL which does not include investments in oxygen stocks and staff training, said Deputy Health Minister Tamar Gabunia.
Deputy Head of the Task Force under the Interagency Coordination Council Berdia Sichinava announced earlier today that the group is responsible for ensuring the timely import of the vaccines and to supervise infrastructural and logistics processes.
A total of 4,321 new cases of coronavirus were reported over the last 24 hours in Georgia, while 8,580 PCR and 5,816 rapid tests were conducted. Out of the 4,321 new cases 1,615 were reported in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi.
Georgia has reported 3,893 recoveries, 4,673 new cases and 36 deaths in the past 24 hours. 16,646 tests have been conducted in the past 24 hours. 11,400 of the 16,646 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 5,246 were PCR tests. Georgia has had 169,649 cases of coronavirus since February. 141,392 of the 169,649 individuals have recovered, while 1,576 others have died. 26,655 individuals remain infected with Covid-19 in Georgia as of today.
Police have fined a total of 814 individuals for coronavirus-related violations over the past 24 hours in Georgia. The Ministry of Internal Affairs calls on the citizens to adhere to the restrictions.
A 50-year-old individual infected with coronavirus has been fined by police for violating self-isolation rules in Georgia’s Black Sea city of Batumi.
Police have fined two Covid-infected taxi drivers for violating self-isolation rules in Tbilisi. The Georgian Interior Ministry reported that a taxi driver, identified only as G.P. was fined while driving a car at Tseronisi street, while another taxi driver, identified only as Z.S. was driving a car with a taxi sign at Dadiani street in Tbilisi.