BBC - Foreign tourists welcome in Georgia in July

10:27, 08.05.2020

Georgia will lift its lockdown in the capital Tbilisi and will allow shops to reopen from Monday, May 11. Another lockdown in Rustavi will be lifted on 14 May, BBC reports.

The cities of Tbilisi, Rustavi, Batumi and Kutaisi were locked down on April 15, with bans on vehicles entering or leaving. Measures in Batumi and Kutaisi ended last week.

Georgia remains in a state of emergency until 22 May. The emergency measures include a night curfew and the closure of most shops, restaurants and cafes. Public transport has been suspended and gatherings of more than three people are banned.

Georgia has reported 615 cases of coronavirus with nine deaths.

The country is set to reopen to foreign tourists from 1 July. Domestic tourism will resume from 15 June. Tourism is an important source of income to the country. Five million tourists visited Georgia in 2019. The industry accounted for 7.5% of the country’s GDP in 2018.

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