Batumi, Kutaisi cities reopen, but thermo screening checkpoints remain
Imereti governor Zviad Shalamberidze says that there has been no increase in COVID-19 patients in the Imereti region over the past several days. Photo: Zviad Shalamberidze’s press office.
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Batumi and Kutaisi cities, which were put on lockdown on April 15 to contain the spread of COVID-19, have reopened earlier today.
Imereti Governor Zviad Shalamberidze says that checkpoints will remain at several locations in the city to thermoscreen people.
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.
Shalamberidze stated that lifting the restrictions has not encouraged busy traffic.
Kutaisi and Batumi have been on lockdown for 20 days. Photo: Zviad Shalamberidze's press office.
The employees of various companies and enterprises were allowed to move during the restrictions and the people who needed medical care. We have had no serious increase in vehicles on the streets after lifting the restriction today,” Shalamberidze said.
He stated that the epidemiological situation in Kutaisi has not changed in the past four days.
Tbilisi and Rustavi will remain on lockdown, Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia said yesterday, adding that the restrictions may be lifted by the end of the week.
Georgia has reported 11 new cases of coronavirus earlier today, bringing the total number of cases to 604.
240 of the 604 patients have recovered, while nine others have died.
As of today 353 people remain infected with COVID-19 in Georgia.
A COVID-19 patient in Georgia, who was one of the five individuals to test positive for the virus in Georgia, has recovered after being treated in hospital for two months. Director of Tbilisi Hospital of Infectious Diseases Marina Ezugbaia said that the patient, who was placed in hospital on March 5, felt good after several weeks of treatment. However, the individual continued to test positive for the virus.
Georgia has reported 11 new cases of coronavirus earlier today, bringing the total number of cases to 604. 240 of the 604 patients have recovered, while nine others have died. As of today 353 people remain infected with COVID-19 in Georgia. 4,887 people are under quarantine and 500 others are in hospitals around the country. The cities of Batumi and Kutaisi, which were put on lockdown on April 15 to contain the spread of COVID-19, have reopened 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.
Georgia reported four new cases of coronavirus earlier today, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 593. 223 of the 593 patients have recovered, while nine others have died. As of today 359 people remain infected with COVID-19 in Georgia. 5,028 individuals are under quarantine and 537 others in hospitals. Head of the government administration Natia Mezvrishvili said on May 2 that coronavirus-related
More people have recovered than were infected with COVID-19 in Georgia over the past several days. Georgia has reported six new cases of coronavirus earlier today, bringing the total number of cases to 610. 269 of the 610 patients have recovered, while nine others have died. As of today 330 people remain infected with coronavirus in Georgia, while the number stood at 353 yesterday. Head of the National Disease Control Centre of Georgia Amiran Gamkrelidze says that Georgia is hitting the seventh week since the first reported case of community transmission of the virus on March 23.