By decision of the Government, intercity traffic is to be prohibited throughout all of Georgia starting at 00:00 on 24 March, within the framework of the state of emergency in place throughout the entire country. The aforementioned prohibition does not apply to light vehicles and internal city traffic.

The movement of intercity passenger trains will also be prohibited starting at 00:00 on 24 March. The restriction does not apply to freight components.

The government made the aforementioned decisions during the session of the Interagency Coordination Council, which took place at the Administration of the Government under the leadership of Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia today.

“Additional decisions have been made at the Coordination Council and this implies restrictions on intercity traffic in Georgia. You know that the country has already reached the stage of internal spread of the virus and we should do our best to stop the speed of the process. Therefore, we restrict all intercity traffic, including passenger travel by rail, and this restriction will come into force at the end of the day”, - said the Prime Minister’s Spokesperson, Irakli Chikovani.