EU-supported sewing workshop of Kakheti convent producing medical masks

The  EU-supported sewing workshop attached to a convent in Kakheti is producing 5,000 medical masks in response to the coronavirus, which will be gifted to people at risk and medical staff in Dedoplistskaro municipality, the EU in Georgia press office said. 

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The nuns built the sewing workshop in 2019 with funding from the EU under the ENPARD programme and with the support of Dedoplistskaro Local Action Group (LAG).

The workshop offers tourists handmade items and souvenirs created with traditional Georgian ornaments. Also, it helps local women learn traditional handicrafts, find employment and receive an income.

The workshop was opened in 2019. Photo: EU in Georgia press office.

As of today Georgia has no deficit of medical masks as the country is producing them. 

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Georgia has reported six new cases of the coronavirus today, bringing the total number of cases to 431.

114 of the 431 people have recovered, while five others have died.

As of today 310 individuals remain infected with COVID-19 inside the country.

5,126 people are under quarantine and 578 others in hospitals.