Time in Tbilisi: May 11, 2024 17:26
Schools around the country and high educational institutions will remain closed until April 21 to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Lessons, lectures, trainings, conferences or seminars will only be allowed to be held online.
The government has also banned all types of cultural and sports events.
Since February 26, 2020 Georgia has had 54 confirmed cases of the respiratory infection, including eight individuals who have recovered [five have been discharged]. .
As of now 3,254 people are under quarantine in Georgia, and 233 others in hospitals.
The Georgian government has suspended public intercity transport in Georgia today. The restriction does not apply to private vehicles.
Georgia has enough supplies of meat and fish and there are no difficulties in importing cargo and replenishing supplies, announces Georgian Ministry of Agriculture Levan Davitashvili.
Eight patients have recovered from COVID-19 in Georgia in total, with five of them already leaving Tbilisi Hospital of Infectious Diseases, director of the hospital Marina Ezugbaia said.
Marneuli and Bolnisi municipalities in eastern Georgia have been placed under lockdown after a local, 62-year-old woman tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday after coming into contact with more than 80 people and spending four days in a local hospital. The two municipalities have more than 158,000 people total.How the woman contracted the virus is as of yet unknown. Her health condition is critical.
The Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has reported that 12 checkpoints have been set up in Marneuli and Bolnisi municipalities in eastern Georgia on major roads earlier today in order to control traffic in the region. Only local residents are allowed to enter the area, however they are not allowed to leave the area for two weeks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Georgia has reported a new case of the coronavirus in the afternoon, bringing the total number of confirmed cases inside the country to 67, including nine individuals who have recovered. As of now Georgia has 56 patients infected with COVID-19. 4,055 people in Georgia are under quarantine and 252 others are in hospitals.
The Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) will broadcast live lessons for school children starting March 30 amid the coronavirus outbreak in Georgia.
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has praised the Georgian distant education system implemented a month ago as one of the best in the world amid the coronavirus outbreak.
The Interagency Coordination Council, a body charged with orchestrating the response to the new coronavirus, will begin working remotely starting today and carry out sessions online to avoid gathering people as a measure against the spread of the new coronavirus.
The study process will not be resumed at schools until September 1, however, distance learning will continue in Georgia.
The Ministry of Education plans to create e-textbooks for schools by September 2020, said Deputy Minister of Education Eka Dgebuadze.
Georgian schools and universities will reopen on September 15, depending the epidemiological situation in the country. Head of the National Disease Control Centre (NCDC) Amiran Gamkrelidze stated that there will be safety measures for schools and universities in order to prevent the risk of spreading virus.
Out of 1,500 schools inspected by the Labor Inspection Department, 81 don’t meet COVID-19 safety standards developed by the Georgian Health Ministry, said Beka Peradze, the head of the department.