Georgia has 156 confirmed cases of coronavirus, 28 recovered
Georgian health officials call on everyone to stay home and keep social distancing to avoid further spread of the coronavirus. Photo: Defence Ministry press office
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Georgia has confirmed eight new cases of coronavirus increasing the total number to 156, including 28 recoveries.
As of now there are 126 individuals in the country who are infected with the virus (two of the 155 were foreign citizens who have left to their respective country).
5,526 people are under quarantine, while 344 individuals are under the medical observation in different hospitals in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi and regions.
Georgia has declarer the state of emergency until April 21 to contain the further spread of the coronavirus. Photo: Interior Ministry press office
Head of the Georgian National Centre for Disease Control Amiran Gamkrelidze stated earlier in late-March that "highly likely" Georgia has internal transmission of COVID-19.
Calling on everyone to stay home, he said “social distancing is the most powerful weapon" against the coronavirus.
- EU ambassador: ‘I cannot think of a better place to be right now than here in Georgia’
- US ambassador Degnan: ‘we’re particularly grateful for the pro-active efforts of Georgian gov’t to contain coronavirus’
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia has thanked EU Ambassador Carl Hartzell and US Ambassador Kelly Degnan for their efforts to provide rapid support for Georgia in the fight against the coronavirus.
Since the COVID-19 outbreak the Georgian government has brought back 4,500 Georgian citizens from different coronavirus-hit areas throughout the world.
The Georgian government has brought back 4,500 Georgian citizens from different coronavirus-hit areas since the COVID-19 outbreak began worldwide.
The Georgian government will identify people who need help as a result of having lost jobs amid the state of emergency in Georgia. The government will determine who has lost the job in this period through the decreased amount of people who pay income taxes, said Vice Prime Minister Maia Tskitishvili earlier today.
Some streets in Tbilisi were sanitised last night to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus and ensure the safety of citizens, says Tbilisi City Hall. The streets which were sanitised last night were Pekini Avenue, Kostava street and the central streets in Varketili.
The economy of Georgia will recover from the impact of COVID-19 in 2021 with 4.5 per cent growth after experiencing a substantial slowdown in 2020 due to the pandemic and lower oil prices, reads the Asian Development outlook, a financial publication of the Asian Development Bank (ADB).