Coronavirus cases stand at 306 in Georgia, 69 patients recovered, 3 dead
Starting 9 p.m. today, the four main cities of Georgia will be placed under lockdown for ten days. Photo: Interior Ministry press office.
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Coronavirus cases stand at 306 in Georgia as of today. 69 of the 306 people have recovered, while three other patients, elderly people with several underlying illnesses, have died.
As of today Georgia has 232 active cases of the virus.
The four main cities of Georgia - Tbilisi, Batumi, Kutaisi and Rustavi - will be put under lockdown starting 9 p.m. today, for at least ten days, per a statement made by Georgian PM Giorgi Gakharia yesterday to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus.
The state of emergency is likely to be prolonged until May 10.
The government has already addressed the president to submit the request to the parliament.
Ruling party MP Mamuka Mdinaradze stated earlier today that the parliament is likely to vote on the issue on April 21.
Actions taken in Georgia after the first confirmed case in terms of combatting #COVID19@GovernmentGeo@MOHgovge@MIAofGeorgia @CULTUREgovge @Economygovge #stayhome pic.twitter.com/UJSbiRZAoi
— NCDCGeorgia (@NCDCGeorgia) April 3, 2020
10 of the 232 infected individuals in the country are medical workers.
The cleric who tested positive for the virus on April 14 said that he took communion several days before being hospitalised.
All contacts of the guard in the Patriarchate, who also tested positive for the virus, have been identified in the village of Khovle, Kaspi municipality of Eastern Georgia.
4,990 people are under quarantine and 462 others in hospitals in Georgia.
Three Georgian citizens, who tested positive for the virus abroad, are also undergoing treatment in the country.
Head of the National Disease Control Centre Amiran Gamkrelidze has urged people not to visit cemeteries for the Easter holiday this year as the country ‘has not yet reached the pick of spreading the virus.’
More than two million people have been infected with the coronavirus worldwide as of today.
A total of 92 Georgian citizens have been infected with coronavirus abroad and nine have died, Deputy Georgian Foreign Ministry Mikheil Ninua reported earlier today. He said, the majority of infected individuals have mild or less severe forms of the virus.
Starting tomorrow at 9 p.m. people will not be able to enter or leave the four main cities of Georgia - Tbilisi, Kutaisi, Batumi and Rustavi for 10 days at least and the state of emergency will be prolonged until May 10 to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus, Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia stated earlier today at a special briefing. He said that people inside the four main cities will be able to use their vehicles per the state of emergency restrictions.
One cleric and a guard of the Georgian patriarchate have tested positive for the coronavirus in Georgia, the patriarchate has confirmed.
Georgia has reported a total of 296 cases of the new coronavirus as of today. 68 of the 296 patients have recovered and three have died.There are also three Georgian citizens in the country who tested positive for the virus abroad and are undergoing treatment in Georgia. 223 patients remain infected with the virus in Georgia. A resident of Kaspi municipality in eastern Georgia has tested positive for the virus.
Starting 9 p.m. today the four main cities of Georgia - Tbilisi, Batumi, Kutaisi and Rustavi - will be placed under lockdown, preventing people from leaving or entering the cities for ten days at least. Coronavirus cases stand at 306 in Georgia as of today. 69 of the 306 people have recovered, while three other patients, elderly people with several underlying illnesses, have died.
Every year on the day after Orthodox Easter, Georgians visit the graves of their loved ones, bringing with them Easter eggs painted red, traditional pastries and wine to commemorate those who have passed.
The Tbilisi TV tower has been lit up with the colours of the French flag as a sign of support and express solidarity with France in the fight against the new coronavirus.