Coronavirus: Georgia to evacuate its citizens from China

"Georgia will ban flights from Georgia to China."

Local bureau of Report informs, Minister of Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories, Labor, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia, Ekaterine Tikaradze said.

She said the evacuation of Georgian citizens in China also planned: Today, we will decide how to evacuate citizens. We take active preventive measures, so the risk is low. There is no threat at this time, but that doesn't mean there will be no danger".

The minister noted that all necessary measures are taken to minimize the risk of coronavirus spread in Georgia.

Notably, there are 5 Georgian citizens in Wuhan, the primary outbreak of coronavirus in China.