4 new confirmed cases of coronavirus increase total to 218
The medical director of Tbilisi Infectious Disease Hospital Marina Ezugbaia told journalists today that all of these new cases have been “imported”. Photo: Defence Ministry press office
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Georgia has confirmed four new cases of coronavirus increasing the total number of cases to 218.
The medical director of Tbilisi Infectious Disease Hospital Marina Ezugbaia told journalists today that all of these new cases have been “imported”.
As of now, the number of recoveries from the coronavirus remains 50, three people have died, two foreigners have returned to their respective country, while the rest 163 infected individuals remain in hospitals.
A total of 4,722 people are under quarantine in Georgia, while 408 others remain under medical observation at hospitals, based on www.stopcov.ge - a website aimed to inform the population of the spread of the COVID-19 and its prevention.
Prime Minister Giorgi Gakhara has urged the citizens to call the Georgia’s Emergency and Operative Response Centre at 112 if they have any symptoms of COVID-19, including fever or shortness of breath.
Those who test positive for the coronavirus will be transferred to the relevant hospital.
Georgia has declared the state of emergency until April 21. Photo: Defence Ministry press office
The Georgian government has brought back 4,500 Georgian citizens from different coronavirus-hit areas since the coronavirus outbreak.
The country has assisted over 2,000 of its citizens in more than 40 foreign countries with accommodation, food, transport, medicines and online medical consultations and emergency service since the outbreak.
Special flights will be carried out to evacuate Georgians from foreign countries according to the following schedule:
- April 10 – Larnaka (Cyprus) – Tbilisi
- April 12 – Berlin – Tbilisi
- April 14 – Amsterdam – Tbilisi
- April 16 – Paris – Tbilisi
- April 18 – Tel Aviv – Tbilisi
- April 21 – Rome - Tbilisi
- April 24 – Barcelona – Tbilisi
- April 27 – Warsaw - Tbilisi
The flights will be carried out by the national flag carrier Georgian Airways, and ticket price will not exceed €199.
Citizens returning to Georgia will be placed in mandatory 14-day quarantine.
The World Bank projects Georgian economic growth to slow sharply this year, coming close to zero percent in 2020 due to the challenging external environment and impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. It also forecasts Georgian fiscal deficit (a shortfall in a government's income compared with its spending) to be around 5.2 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP) in 2020.
The presidents of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have promised to help the Georgian economy recover in a video conference with Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia earlier today.
The EU will allocate 183 million euros for Georgia in the fight against the coronavirus, Director for the EU's Eastern Neighbourhood Lawrence Meredith has tweeted.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia held a video conference with representatives of local analytical and research organisations to set goals for countering the economic crisis amid the coronavirus pandemic.