School holidays in Georgia to begin on March 2 instead of March 9 and continue until March 16

The next meeting of the Interagency Coordination Council led by the Prime Minister of Georgia was held today.

According to the Prime Minister's press office, the Coordination Council has made the decision on extra disinfection activities in schools, kindergartens and public transport in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

“In order to have enough time to disinfect all schools, planned school holidays in Georgia will begin on March 2 instead of March 9 and continue until March 16,” reads a press release issued by the Prime Minister's office.

It was reiterated at today’s meeting of the Council that there “is no reason to panic”, that the “Government of Georgia actively cooperates with the World Health Organization and fully controls the process.”