US Ambassador Degnan: ‘Georgia coping very well with global Coronavirus crisis’
Georgia has confirmed the fourth case of China-born coronavirus – Covid-19 today. Photo: 1TV.ge.
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Newly appointed US Ambassador to Georgia Kelly Degnan has met with Georgian Health Minister Ekaterine Tikaradze today and stated that Georgia is dealing very well with the global crisis related to the new coronavirus – Covid-19.
Degnan also noted that since the global spread of the new coronavirus she has had to travel to several countries and it is obvious that ‘Georgia has really strong passenger control mechanisms at the airports’.
Georgia confirmed the fourth case of China-born coronavirus – Covid-19 today.
The infected individual is a Georgian citizen who came to the country from Italy on Sunday.
Two of the four Georgian citizens who tested positive for the virus travelled in Italy, while two others in Iran.
The Georgian Government has created a website - www.stopcov.ge - to inform citizens about preventative methods and provide information about measures taken by the government to prevent the spread of new coronavirus across the country.
The government of Georgia has created a website - www.stopcov.ge - to inform the public about the coronavirus and provide information about the measures taken by the government to prevent thr spread of the coronavirus across the country.
Officials from the World Health Organisation gave "positive assessment" to Georgia's efforts for preventing a spread of coronavirus outbreak in the country this week.
Irish low-cost airline Ryanair has cancelled up to 25 per cent of its Italian short haul flights, including from Georgia, between March 17 and April 8.
The Government Reserve Fund has allocated 1 million GEL ($358,358) to the Ministry of Health to respond to the challenge of the new coronavirus in Georgia. The Ministry of Finance has also been instructed to allocate additional financial resources to the Ministry of Health if necessary.
The representatives of international financial organisations operating in Georgia and representatives of the diplomatic corps have sent a joint open letter to the Georgian government and Georgian people, praising the country's resilient response to the coronavirus pandemic.
A number of innovative approaches, such as fever clinics, online clinics and COVID hotels may be a good example for other countries while fighting against COVID-19 pandemic, said Hans Kluge, the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Europe at a press conference with Health Minister Ekaterine Tikaradze.
Covid-19 response of the Georgian authorities and specifically government led by the Prime Minister is truly commendable, has stated Hans Kluge, the World Health Organisation (WHO) Redonal Director for Europe after his meeting with Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia today.
Governments of 10 countries, including Georgia, on Monday released a joint statement reaffirming the transparency and significance of their partnerships in biological threat reduction for global health security, stressing the cooperative efforts are “devoted exclusively to peaceful purposes and have nothing to do with weapons”.