Georgian epidemiologists proud of feedback from US Dr Fauci on COVID-19 achievements
Dr. Antony Fauci said Georgia is coping well with the coronavirus pandemic in a letter sent to the Head of Tbilisi Infectious Disease Hospital Tengiz Tsertsvadze. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Georgian epidemiologists say they are proud of the feedback they have received from the US government’s top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci, who said Georgia is coping well with the coronavirus pandemic in a letter sent to the Head of Tbilisi Infectious Disease Hospital Tengiz Tsertsvadze.
I am pleased to see that Georgia has controlled the outbreak very well. Stay well", reads the letter of Dr. Fauci which was sent on April 14.
Screenshot of the e-mail sent by Fauci to Tsertsvadze.
Dr. Fauci is the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID/NIH) in the US.
A press release published earlier today by Georgia’s Infectious Disease, AIDS and Clinical Immunology Research Center reads that the centre has had many years of fruitful cooperation with Dr. Fauci, and that the NIAID / NIH has ‘greatly contributed’ to the creation and development of a modern approach to HIV/AIDS treatment in Georgia and, in general, to successful US-Georgia cooperation in the biomedical field.
Photo taken in October 2017 at a special reception and scientific session organised by Dr. Fauci and held for Tsertsvadse. Photo: Infectious Diseases, AIDS and Clinical Immunology Research Center.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has praised the efforts of the Georgian government against the coronavirus, saying that the country is coping with the virus successfully. Stoltenberg phoned Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani to relay this message and say that the NATO foreign ministerial on April 3-4 will be held in a restricted manner, Georgian Foreign Ministry said. “NATO stands by the Georgian government and its people in the fight against the coronavirus,” the foreign ministry cited Stoltenberg as saying.
Italian President Sergio Mattarella has praised the measures and achievements of Georgia in the fight against the pandemic.
Georgia ranks 109th worldwide and 50th in Europe in terms of the spread of COVID-19 and mortalities caused by the coronavirus, which is the one of the best results across the globe, head of Tbilisi Hospital of Infectious Diseases Tengiz Tsertsvadze said. Georgia has had 195 cases of the coronavirus since February 2020. 39 of the 195 have recovered. Two of the 195 have died of the virus so far, while two others were foreign citizens who left the country last month.
The EU Delegation to Georgia and US Embassy have praised the efforts of Georgian health workers and others on World Health Day, which is marked today, expressing gratitude for their efforts in the fight against the coronavirus.
The number of people who have recovered from COVID-19 in Georgia has increased to 309 since yesterday. However, nine others have tested positive, increasing the total number of cases to 635. 72 of the infected individuals are health workers.
Head of Tbilisi Infectious Disease Hospital Tengiz Tsertsvadze says there are almost no new cases of community transmission of COVID-19 in Georgia. He earlier noted that the rate of coronavirus infection is currently decreasing in the country.
The coronavirus infection rate continues to slow in Georgia, with the country reporting just five new cases earlier today. As of May 14, 257 people remain infected with COVID-19 in Georgia, while the figure was 264 yesterday. Since February 2020 Georgia has had 652 cases of the coronavirus. 383 of the 652 people have recovered and 12 others have died.
The government of Georgia will allocate about 40 million GEL for Tbilisi Infectious Disease Hospital, announces Prime Minister of Georgia Giorgi Gakharia.
The Head of Infectious Diseases and AIDS Centre Tengiz Tsertsvadze said earlier today that the centre has suspended reception of patients for stationary treatment due to its difficult operating conditions. However, Tsertsvadze noted that the centre will continue receptio of those infected individuals who need ambulatory care.