22 placed in quarantine after violating self-isolation rules in Georgia

At this moment 71 individuals have been placed under quarantine in total for violating self-isolation rules, said the MIA. Photo: Screenshot from video of MIA.

Agenda.ge, 17 Mar 2020 - 17:02, Tbilisi,Georgia

Within the last 24 hours, Georgian law enforcers have placed 22 individuals under quarantine throughout the country for violating self-isolation rules to prevent the further spread of the new coronavirus – Covid-19, reports the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).

The violations were discovered through the joint monitoring of Georgia’s National Disease Control Centre and patrol police.

At this moment 71 individuals have been placed under quarantine in total for violating self-isolation rules, said the MIA.

Since February 26, 2020, Georgia has had 34 confirmed cases of the China-born respiratory infection, with one recovered and discharged on March 16.

As of now, there are 33 people in the country who have contracted the virus, with 1,008 under quarantine.