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From 08:00 on March 31, a general quarantine is announced in Georgia in order to prevent the large-scale spread of coronavirus, Georgian Prime Minister Georgy Gakharia said at a briefing in the government administration on March 30. We have decided to significantly tighten restrictive measures under the state of emergency, and we declare a general quarantine, which will be effective from 08:00 tomorrow, the Prime Minister said. During the quarantine period, all modes of public transport, including the Tbilisi Metro, will be prohibited, both within cities and municipalities and intercity transport. During this period, only vehicles that will have special passes, i.e. vehicles that supply commercial networks and pharmacies, or vehicles that bring employees of continuing companies and organizations to work, are allowed to move. During the quarantine period, passenger cars, including taxis, are allowed, provided that there are only two passengers in the back seat in the car except the driv...

The Syrian Government is imposing a ban on movement between provinces in connection with the spread of coronavirus infection (SARS- CoV -2), which will last from 31 March to 16 April. This is reported by SANA on March 29. The Cabinet of Ministers, as part of the measures taken by the authorities to combat the spread of coronavirus, decided to ban movement between provinces from 18:00 Tuesday (31 March), the message reads. According to journalists, the ban on movement between provinces will last in Syria until April 16. Read also: The first case of coronavirus infection confirmed in Syria We remind that earlier the Syrian authorities decided to temporarily stop the operation of public transport throughout the country due to the threat of coronavirus infection, starting from March 23 at 20:00 local time. According to World Health Organization (WHO) monitoring, as of 28 March, five cases of coronavirus infection had been reported in Syria. ...

According to the Central Statistical Office (CSO) in February, retail turnover, compared to 2019, increased by 5%, writes the portal LSM. Food trade grew by 3%, fuel by 0.9%, non-food items by 8.2%. If we compare the trade turnover in February with January, the growth is estimated at 3.5%. Food plus 0.7%, non-food items 5.4%, combustible by 4.7%. However, taking into account the seasonality factor and when recalculated in actual prices, compared to January, the retail turnover in Latvia decreased by 1.8%.

Due to the spread of coronavirus, Latvian balzams began producing 20 tons of disinfectant per day for hands and any surfaces, exclusively for the Latvian market. This is written by Tvnet. Lv with reference to its sources. According to journalists, the enterprise had to adjust the initial plans for the production of disinfectant due to increased demand. It is noted that at the moment the package of orders for this goods amounted to 130 tons. Representatives of the management of the enterprise say that they plan to produce 200 tons of disinfectant, as demand from companies, large trading networks and individuals is constantly increasing. According to the news agency, an emergency regime was introduced in Latvia from 13 March to 14 April. ...

The three first cases of infection with the new coronavirus were recorded in the territory of the island state of Mauritius, on March 19 reports Reuters with reference to the government of the country. They are all citizens of Mauritius. Two of them worked on cruise ships, and the third arrived home from Great Britain. According to the news agency, the authorities of Mauritius have since March 18 banned citizens of Great Britain and the EU from entering their territory due to the coronavirus pandemic.