Coronavirus in the Caucasus. 16-18 April, 2020

On 18 April, 33 new cases.

Of the number of people infected since the beginning of the epidemic, 590 have been cured and discharged from hospitals. 18 have died.

A stricter quarantine regime has been introduced in Azerbaijan – the metro is closed, but the buses are running.

The work of most enterprises, offices, restaurants and shops, except for grocery and drugstores, has been suspended. People are required to stay at home.

Starting April 5, restrictions on movement have been introduced – before leaving the house, residents will have to inform the authorities via SMS.

For violation of the quarantine regime will be a fine.

• At the same time, the authorities on Azerbaijan consider gradually lifting quarantine

In total, 385 cases of coronavirus infection have been confirmed in Georgia.

Of these, 79 people have recovered, three have died.

4,971 people are in quarantine, 519 under supervision in a hospital.

The situation in the Bolnisi region in the Kvemo Kartli region has deteriorated. This area and neighboring Marneuli have been in strict quarantine since March 25 due to the threat of a local outbreak of coronavirus.

In the Bolnisi district there are already 47 infected, in the last two days alone 19 new cases have been added.

Most of them are from the brigade of the local ambulatory. The department was closed on April 17, now the ambulance arrives on call from neighboring areas.

Since April 18, four more villages have been closed in the Bolnisi district: Balibeci, Kazreti, Savaneti and Rachisubani.

The number of cases in the coastal Kobuleti district also increased. Among those hospitalized are six children. Doctors say they are in satisfactory condition.

• Georgia suspends car transport, face masks must be worn indoors

1,248 have contracted coronavirus in Armenia since the beginning of the epidemic. Of these, 523 people have so far recovered.

The data was presented by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his Facebook page, without waiting for an official message from the commandant’s office.

“We have a decrease in the number of active cases by 75 people. On the previous day 780 people were treated in hospitals, today it is already 705,” wrote Nikol Pashinyan.

Norashen village of Ararat region is closed for quarantine due to the danger of an internal outbreak.

A hospital in the Shirak region may also be closed, where nine doctors were infected simultaneously with coronavirus.

• Why village in one region, hospital in another quarantined in Armenia

The state of emergency will be in effect in Armenia until May 14, and includes severe restrictions on the freedom of movement. You can leave the house only in case of emergency – with a passport and a “travel profile”.

All public transport has been suspended, including the metro.

But a partial relaxation of restrictions has already begun, and some enterprises are working again.

• Some Armenian businesses resume operations

Of the number of people infected since the beginning of the epidemic, 528 have been cured and discharged from hospitals.

• The authorities in Azerbaijan consider gradually lifting quarantine

On 17 April, 42 new cases.

Of the number of people infected since the beginning of the epidemic, 402 have been cured and discharged from hospitals.

From March 16 to May 14, a state of emergency was declared in Armenia in order to avoid an even greater spread of coronavirus.

Since March 25, a strict restriction on the movement of people has been introduced. You can leave the house only in case of emergency – with a passport and a “travel profile” – a form in which residents fill out their personal data, purpose and estimated time of return. Violations are monitored by the police.

All public transport has been suspended, including the metro.

However, since April 14, the authorities have begun to partially mitigate the restrictions.

• A number of enterprises have resumed work throughout the country.

370 cases of coronavirus infection have already been confirmed in Georgia.

Of these, 76 people recovered, three have died.

5079 people are in quarantine, 558 in hospital under supervision.

Among the newly infected with the coronavirus is the doctor of the Patriarchate Hospital.

The Bolnisi district is in a particularly worrisome condition – since April 17, an ambulance department was closed, as seven doctors fell ill there, and coronavirus was also diagnosed in their families. If necessary, an ambulance comes to local residents from neighboring areas.

The Bolnisi and Marneuli regions in the Kvemo Kartli region have been quarantined since March 25.

In the Bolnisi district, 32 cases of coronavirus have already been identified.

The village of Kazreti and the village of Balichi are isolated due to the high epidemiological risk.

Previously, quarantine was announced in the village of Savaneti.

A state of emergency in Georgia was announced on March 21.

Everything except grocery stores and pharmacies is closed. Public transport has been suspended, including the subway. There is a curfew throughout the country – from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m.

Due to the danger of internal outbreaks, the capital of Tbilisi and several cities are completely quarantined: Kutaisi, Batumi, Rustavi, Marneuli, Bolnisi and Lentekhi.

Also isolated are several villages in different regions of the country.

From April 17, a new ban comes into force – people cannot drive around in cars, you can’t visit cemeteries and you must wear a mask indoors (shops, banks, etc).

• New security measures have been introduced in Georgia 

New security measures have been introduced in Georgia in connection with the growing coronavirus epidemic.

From 12 noon on April 17 to April 21 it is forbidden to use personal cars and residents can only move about on foot.

Wearing a mask indoors is a must.

Cemeteries are temporarily closed to visitors.

On 16 April, 30 new cases.

Of the number of people infected since the beginning of the epidemic, 460 have been cured and discharged from hospitals.

A stricter quarantine regime has been introduced in Azerbaijan – the metro is closed, but the buses are running.

The work of most enterprises, offices, restaurants and shops, except for grocery and drugstores, has been suspended. People are required to stay at home.

Starting April 5, restrictions on movement have been introduced – before leaving the house, residents will have to inform the authorities via SMS.

For violation of the quarantine regime will be a fine.

• At the same time, the authorities on Azerbaijan consider gradually lifting quarantine

48 new cases have been registered in Armenia, bringing the total number to 1159. Of these, 358 people have recovered and been discharged from hospitals.

Mass testing is being conducted in Armenia, out of the tests conducted over the past day, 9,632 tests have given a negative result.

A special regime has been introduced in the village of Norashen, Ararat region, while from April 16 to April 18 restrictions have been placed on the entry and exit of people and vehicles, with the exception of goods with food, medicines and essential goods.

As Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said, one of the residents of this village was in quarantine. A tragedy occurred in his family, and the commandant’s office released him for a funeral accompanied by police officers. During the ceremony, he could not restrain his emotions and hugged his relatives, and the police could not control the situation.

Two days later, the coronavirus was detected in this person. And the commandant’s office decided to quarantine the village.

Special checkpoints have been established, the police and the national security service are monitoring the movements of residents.

Of these, 74 have recovered, three have people died.

5,000 people have been quarantined, 494 are being monitored in a hospital.

Three new cases of coronavirus infection were recorded in the village of Svaneti in the Bolnisi district, the Kvemo Kartli region, the entry and exit to the village were blocked.

The Bolnisi and Marneuli districts have been isolated since March 25 because of the threat of an internal outbreak. A total of 20 cases were recorded here, including seven ambulance employees.

In the village of Leghva in the seaside Kobulet district, which was quarantined on April 15, 4 new cases of the disease were discovered.

Epidemiologists also work in the village of Partskhanakanebi in the Tskhaltubo region in the Imereti region, where a local resident has contracted coronavirus.

• A timeline of events in the Caucasus related to coronavirus epidemic, April 13-15, 2020