7 more individuals recover from coronavirus in Georgia
Earlier today, doctors held a meeting at the First University Clinic in Tbilisi to exchange experience in fight against the coronavirus. Photo: Government press office
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Seven infected individuals have recuperated from the coronavirus in Georgia increasing the total number of recoveries to 139.
As of now, Georgia has a total of 456 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including five deaths. 310 individuals remain infected, while two infected foreigners have returned home back in March.
Moreover, three Georgian infected citizens were brought from abroad, but they are not included in the total number of cases, rather they are counted separately.
Earlier today, doctors held a meeting at the First University Clinic in Tbilisi to exchange experience in fight against the coronavirus.
The clinic's director Levan Ratiani, who initiated the meeting, said the gathering also aimed to agree on the ‘common scheme of treatment’ throughout the country.
Ratiani said that somehow some people thought that the doctors of this country stood separately. Hwever, he said 'we are a large family'.
The villages of Khatisopeli, Vanati, Mushevani in eastern Georgia have have been placed on strict lockdown due to an outbreak of the coronavirus. Georgian Interior Ministry announced earlier today that movement in the villages will be banned.
Georgia has reported 25 new cases of coronavirus increasing the total number of cases to 456. The medical director of Tbilisi Infectious Disease Hospital Marina Ezugbaia told journalists that the high number of new cases was the result of ‘aggressive testing’ which was carried out throughout the country yesterday.
The Georgian parliament has ratified amendments to the USAID Development Assistance Agreements with the government of Georgia which allows USAID/Georgia to move forward with more than $64 million in funding to strengthen Georgia's self-reliance and Euro-Atlantic aspirations, USAID in Georgia reported earlier today.
Georgia has reported a sixth coronavirus-related death today. Director of the First University Clinic Levan Ratiani said the 83-year-old man who died this morning had several underlying diseases. Meanwhile, 29 more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Georgia since yesterday, increasing the total number of cases to 485.
The Georgian government has presented a plan to gradually open the economy step-by-step over the next three months. Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia said that restrictions on economic activity will begin being lifted starting April 27 and if the coronavirus situation does not worsen in the country in three months Georgian the economy will be fully reopened.