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Georgia plans to evacuate citizens from coronavirus outbreak epicenter

28.01.20 13:50


Georgia has plans to evacuate at least five of its citizens from Wuhan, Hubei province of China - the epicenter of the outbreak of the new coronavirus, and ‘temporarily suspend’ direct flights from the country as the death toll in China already stands at 106.

 

Georgian Health Minister Ekaterine Tikaradze says that a special meeting will take place later today to decide how to evacuate the Georgian citizens from Wuhan, a city of 11 million people, which is now in a lockdown with strict transport restrictions in and out of the area.

 

As of now, there is no threat of the virus spreading to Georgia. However, this does not mean that the threat will not be raised. We are doing our utmost to minimize the threats through continued cooperation with the World Health Organisation,” Tikaradze said.


Georgian Economy Minister Natia Nurnava says that flights from China are likely to be temporarily suspended as the number of total cases confirmed by China rose to 4,515 as of 27 January, up from 2,835 a day earlier.

 

 

 

source: AGENDA

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