The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have spread to Georgia when its first case was confirmed in Tbilisi on 26 February 2020.
All flights from China and Wuhan to Tbilisi International Airport were cancelled until 27 January. The Health Ministry announced that all arriving passengers from China would be screened. Georgia also temporarily shut down all flights to Iran.
On 26 February, Georgia confirmed its first COVID-19 case. A 50-year-old man, who returned to Georgia from Iran.
On 12 March, President Salome Zourabichvili, in a televised appearance called for calm and unity.
As of 15 March, 33 cases were confirmed, 637 were held under quarantine and 54 were under hospital supervision.