If a traveler arrives from a country (China, Iran, Italy, South Korea) at high risk of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outspread, the following rules must be adhered: 

1.    On a plane:

a)      Filling in a special questionnaire about travel history

b)      It is necessary to use a medical mask on board, which must be changed every 2 hours with a new mask, the used mask should be put in a residue bag;

c)      Strict adherence to the rules of personal hygiene: 

c.a) washing hands with soap and water or alcohol-based hand sanitizer before eating.

c.b) washing hands with soap and water and/or alcohol-based hand sanitizer after using the lavatory.

c.c) Avoid close contact with individuals who cough and have a fever;

c.d) Avoid touching the eyes, mouth and nose with one’s hand. 

2.    At Tbilisi international airport/ border checkpoints:

a)      Undergoing a thermal screening with a thermal scanner (not visible to the passenger)

b)      Filling in an Information card (by in-depth interview with a passenger) by Revenue service epidemiologist

c)      When undergoing screenings as defined in subparagraphs a and b

Passenger:

c.a) If temperature 37.5 and more, cough is prevailed and traveled in the countries at high risk of virus outbreak for the past 14 days, will be transported by Emergency brigade to the hospital for infectious diseases, where a research will be carried out for eliminating new coronavirus. For this, nasopharyngeal smear is taken and sent to the laboratory of Lugar, the results of the test will be known no later than 12 hours. Discharge from the hospital will be possible in case of disappearance of clinical symptoms of the disease and/or improvement in the results of laboratory tests.

c.b) If temperature is not prevailed, although other symptoms of acute respiratory infection (cold, weakness etc.)are present, however, before the onset of symptoms, was in contact with confirmed or suspected case of COVID-19 for 14 days, worked or visited a medical facility where confirmed or suspected cases of COVID-19 were under medical treatment,. For this, nasopharyngeal smear is taken and sent to the laboratory of Lugar, the results of the test will be known no later than 12 hours. Discharge from the hospital will be possible in case of disappearance of clinical symptoms of the disease and/or improvement in the results of laboratory tests.

c.c) Neither temperature, nor any kind of respiratory system problems is prevailed, but was in contact with an infected individual for 14 days, and is given Midi “contact” status upon research carried out by epidemiologists. 

c.c.a) If the residential area of passenger is adequate for self-isolation, after familiarizing with relevant instructions, he/she is sent home and will periodically be monitored by epidemiologists.

c.c.b) In other cases  the passenger will be transferred to the quarantine zone designated by the ministry, and he/she will periodically be monitored by an epidemiologist.

c.c.c) If the individual in self-isolation or the quarantine zone is employed, Ministry of Internally Displaced Persons from the occupied territories, Labor, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia is authorized to issue a legal document compliant with a medical notice for above-stated individuals upon request.