153 people remain infected with COVID-19 in Georgia
Georgia has had 738 cases of the coronavirus since February 26, 2020. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Georgia has reported three new cases of the coronavirus earlier today, bringing the total number of cases to 738.
573 of the 738 patients have recovered, while 12 others have died.
Photo: coronavirus live update.
As of today, 153 people remain infected with COVID-19 in the country, with Georgia maintaining a low infection rate.
Two of the new cases are the contacts of already infected individuals, while the remaining one is a truck driver.
Photo: coronavirus live update.
Restaurants, shopping malls, public transport reopening in Georgia
Georgia has already lifted the state of emergency restrictions and started to reopen its economy.
Restaurants, shopping malls and public transport will soon resume work in Georgia, announces the Prime Minister of Georgia Giorgi Gakharia. He said that the spread of the coronavirus is under control in Georgia and now is the time to strengthen the economy. Starting June 1 all types of produce markets, stores, shopping malls, restaurants with outdoor seating areas will reopen.
Georgian doctors have used plasma treatment to help an 83-year-old COVID-19 patient in nearly terminal condition. "Now she feels much better,” head of Tbilisi Hospital of Infectious Diseases Tenngiz Tsertsvadze has stated. He said that it is the second case in which plasma treatment has worked with critical patients. "One individual has been cured with the help of plasma treatment. We are waiting for positive results in terms of the 83-year-old patient as well,” Tsertsvadze stated.
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.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia has delivered a report in parliament today on how the government acted during the state of emergency, saying that Georgia has already received much praise for its fight against the coronavirus and through its timely reopening of the state economy, new opportunities are likely to open up for the country. "Tomorrow, there will be absolutely new competitions and rules in the new world, where Georgia will have the opportunity to become more successful,” Gakharia said.
Fines imposed for violating the restrictions implemented by Georgia for the prevention of the spread of the coronavirus exceeds the income ratio imposed by Western European, Scandinavian and other developed countries and are disproportionately high relative to the income of the Georgian population, says the Institute for Development of Freedom of Information( IDFI) in its report ‘Measures against Covid-19 - International Practice.’