9th patient dies of coronavirus in Georgia, 6 more recover
As of now, Georgia has confirmed a total of 589 coronavirus cases, including 221 recoveries and nine deaths. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
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Georgia has reported a ninth coronavirus-related death today.
A 58-year-old woman with several underlying conditions has passed away from coronavirus infection at First University Clinic in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi earlier today.
Meanwhile, six more individuals have recovered since morning, increasing the total recoveries to 221.
As of now, Georgia has confirmed a total of 589 coronavirus cases, including 221 recoveries and nine deaths.
Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
Meanwhile, Georgian police fined 103 people for violating the state of emergency regulations and curfew during the last 24 hours throughout the country.
As a result of monitoring activities, #Police exposed 103 new facts of breaching the state emergency regulations & curfew across #Georgia within the last 24 hours.#StopCov #Covid19
— MIA of Georgia (@MIAofGeorgia) May 3, 2020
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Georgian diplomatic representations have assisted a total of 18,306 Georgian citizens abroad; 9,396 individuals were brought to Georgia amid the coronavirus pandemic as well.
Additional special flights will be carried out to evacuate Georgians from foreign countries according to the following schedule:
- May 5 – Athens
- May 6 – Jordan, Saudi Arabia
- May 7 – Amsterdam
- May 9 – Berlin
Georgia has already carried out special flights to evacuate its citizens from other cities including Berlin, Vienna, London, Athens, Amsterdam, Larnaca, Beijing, Rome, Paris, Tel Aviv, Barcelona, Madrid, Copenhagen, Warsaw and Prague.
Head of the government administration Natia Mezvrishvili said some coronavirus-related restrictions imposed in Georgia may be eased earlier than planned, if the virus is contained. Moreover, the government will be discussing the issue of reopening Tbilisi, Rustavi, Kutaisi and Batumi next week, which have been on lockdown since April 15.
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PMCG Research has developed three possible scenarios for the development of the coronavirus crisis in Georgia, each of which correspond to different periods of time for which containment measures remain in place.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili has stated that the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres praised the steps taken by the Georgian government in the fight against the coronavirus during a phone conversation yesterday.
If people don’t stay home, the collapse of the healthcare system will be inevitable in Georgia, the Head of the Georgian National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Amiran Gamkrelidze said in an interview with Rustavi 2 earlier today.
The cities of Batumi and Kutaisi, which were put on lockdown on April 15 to contain the spread of COVID-19, will reopen tomorrow, Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia stated earlier today. Tbilisi and Rustavi will remain on lockdown for some time, Gakharia said, adding that the restrictions may be lifted by the end of the week. Lifting the restrictions for Batumi and Kutaisi means that vehicles will be allowed to leave or enter the cities. However, the nationwide curfew between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. remains in force.