Police fine 814 individuals for coronavirus-related violations in Georgia
Patrol police monitors adhesion to regulations aimed to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus. Photo: Interior Ministry press office
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Police have fined a total of 814 individuals for coronavirus-related violations over the past 24 hours in Georgia.
Within the last 24 hours, as a result of monitoring activities carried out by the law enforcement officers 814 facts of breaching regulations imposed against the spread of #COVID19 have been revealed across the countryhttps://t.co/5DAzKQJ45g
— MIA of Georgia (@MIAofGeorgia) December 19, 2020
Out of the 814 violations:
- 103 individuals were fined for breaching self-isolation and quarantine rules
- 711 others were fined for not wearing face masks in public areas
The Ministry of Internal Affairs calls on the citizens to adhere to the restrictions:
If an individual violates the rule of self-isolation and quarantine, he/she will be fined 2,000 GEL, while a legal entity will have to pay 10,000 GEL.
Over 31,000 facilities have been inspected and 27 fined for violating coronavirus safety regulations between November 28 and December 13 across the country, the Labor Conditions Inspecting Department reports.
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 travelling on a car at Abashidze street in Tbilisi on December 4.
Police have recorded 1,244 coronavirus-related violations in the past 24 hours throughout the country.
Out of the 1,244 individuals, 67 were fined for violating self-isolation and quarantine, while 1,177 were fined for violating face mask regulations.
A total of 2,738 businesses have been warned, 2,309 have been closed down, while two others have been fined for violating coronavirus-related regulations in Georgia. Recently introduced COVID-19 restrictions entered into force on November 28, restricting the activities of numerous businesses, including hospitality, fitness and spas.
The Georgian Interior Ministry reported earlier today that 104 individuals were fined for breaching self-isolation and quarantine rules including during the curfew, while the other 745 individuals were fined for not wearing face masks.
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.
Taxi drivers will undergo mandatory PCR (polymerase chain reaction) testing for Covid-19 in Tbilisi, said Tbilisi City Mayor Kakha Kaladze earlier today.
Taxi drivers will undergo mandatory PCR (polymerase chain reaction) testing for Covid-19 in Tbilisi, said Tbilisi City Mayor Kakha Kaladze earlier today.