Alexandre Darakhvelidze, Deputy Minister for Internal Affairs, does not rule out the possibility that Gigi Ugulava, Poti mayoral nominee and leader of the opposition party in Poti will be fined if she violates quarantine rules.
Darakhvelidze stated that if he violated quarantine rules he would be fined.
Ugulava gave a speech on October 14 at a rally in support the third president of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili, who is currently imprisoned. He said on stage that he attended the rally at the doctors’ recommendation. Ugulava announced that he contracted coronavirus on October 7.
“I could not delay attending this demonstration today and I would like to thank the doctors for giving me the opportunity to attend,” Gigi began his speech in Freedom Square at a rally attended thousands of people.
He explained his appearance in social media later, after the rally:
“I am no longer contagious and I no longer have any symptoms. The rapid test also came back negative. After consulting with a doctor, I decided to attend the rally,” Ugulava said.
“I urge all of you to get vaccinated, my friends. The vaccine was the reason I recovered so quickly from the virus. I also did not infect my friends and family because they were all vaccinated. “Please, get a coronavirus vaccination jab!” he added.
Ugulava responded to a journalist who asked about his social responsibility by saying that he’d already explained himself publicly.
“According to American protocols, vaccinated persons cannot go out in 7-8 days, I am guided not by the nonsense created by these swindlers.”
According to the protocol of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which applies to individuals who are fully vaccinated, a person is required by law to undergo a covid testing within five days of infection. If the test is negative, the person must wear a mask in public for a period of 14 days.
Gigi Ugulava’s claim that he is bound by the protocol of the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) cannot be taken as an argument, given that the Georgian isolation rule was broken and that local rules apply across the country.
Gigi Ugulava was also vaccinated in November with the covid vaccine Sinopharm made in China, which is only recognized by the CDC for foreign visitors. In this case, citing CDC protocol could also be irrelevant.
According to quarantine and isolation regulations in Georgia, a patient with coronavirus who is asymptomatic will be considered healthy after 10 days from the date of confirmation. According to the rules listed on the Ministry of Health’s website, a patient infected with coronavirus is considered healthy only after 10 days have passed since the virus was confirmed. A family doctor confirms the patient’s recovery.
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