Georgian top officials wish quick recovery to British PM Johnson
British PM Boris Johnson tested positive for the coronavirus on March 27. Photo: politico.
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Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia and President Salome Zurabishvili wished a quick recovery to British PM Boris Johnson, who was admitted to hospital earlier today due to the coronavirus-related complications.
On behalf of @GovernmentGeo & myself wishing @BorisJohnson a swift recovery. We are confident that British people & government will endure COVID-19 & overcome this challenge as they have always done throughout the history. #StopCoV
— Giorgi Gakharia (@GakhariaGiorgi) April 6, 2020
Johnson, 55, tested positive for the coronavirus on March 27.
While it’s a rough time, I join this #ThankYou to everyone who stays home to fight #COVID19. @BorisJohnson, Georgia is with you in your personal fight against the virus and I wish you strength and a quick recovery. Stay strong! https://t.co/HjVxGhMAcW
— Salome Zourabichvili (@Zourabichvili_S) April 6, 2020
Johnson's press office reported that he was admitted to hospital on the advice of his doctor, adding that the tests were part of a ‘precautionary step’ due to Johnson's lingering symptoms.
Top state officials from the UK and Spain have expressed their gratitude to Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili for her words of solidarity in these hard times due to the coronavirus.
EU Ambassador to Georgia Carl Hartzell says that when the coronavirus is ‘turning the world upside down’ he ‘cannot think of a better place to be right now than here in Georgia.’Hartzell states that there are no easy answers regarding COVID-19 and that the EU is suffering much from the virus.“Just look at the pictures coming out of Spain and Italy these days. In this context I would like to congratulate the Georgian government and the Georgian politicians for doing what all evidence suggest is the right approach – to act early and to act robustly,” Hartzell said.
Georgia continues to evacuate its citizens from WHO-recognised high risk countries. Earlier today the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia presented a flight schedule for the next two weeks according to which Georgian citizens from various European cities will be able to return home.
The number of cases of coronavirus has reached 188 in Georgia as of the morning of April 6.36 of the 188 have recovered, while two elderly women, with several underlying health issues have died.148 people inside the country remain infected with the virus (two of the 188 were foreign citizens who left Georgia last month). 5,056 are under quarantine and 386 others are in hospitals.
The UK PM Boris Johnson has sent a letter to Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia and thanked him for the participation in the Global Vaccine Summit on June 4.