Tourists Should Get Tested on Georgian Territory

“It is important for the security of our country that all tourists who have been vaccinated twice, be additionally tested in Georgia,” stated Georgian Health Minister, Ekaterine Tikaradze, at a briefing of the government administration.

 Tourists Should Get Tested on Georgian Territory

“We should require from tourists to get tested on the territory of Georgia because in this case, we will have more guarantees that we are not dealing with falsified documents. Consequently, the movement of tourists, we believe, will be much safer for our citizens. The Ministry of Health has a wide range of testing centers, so it is important to work with the Ministry of Economy and the Tourism Agency to highlight to tourists that their testing is important and should be controlled by other agencies. It is important for the security of our country that all tourists who have been vaccinated twice, be additionally tested in Georgia,” Tikaradze said.

The Minister of Health also noted that Georgia will receive half a million doses of Sinopharm and Sinovac vaccines at the end of the week. Mass vaccinations will be possible from the beginning of next week.

What do we need as a Tourist to enter to Georgia

As we explained before about How to travel to Georgia during the pandemic Vaccinated citizens of any country can enter Georgia as long as they can produce a document at the border confirming a full course of vaccination (2 doses) and a negative PCR test plus they will need another PCR test after 3 days of their staying in the country.

Non-vaccinated citizens and residents of the following countries (again, traveling by plane) are allowed to travel to Georgia: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belarus, EU member states, Israel, Kazakhstan, Norway, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uzbekistan.

If you have a history of traveling to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland over the past 14 days won’t be subjected to 12 days in quarantine anymore,  PCR test results and follow-up tests on the 3rd day are required.

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