20.5% of Georgian population at high or moderate risk in terms of coronavirus pandemic
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia said that the government has plans to conduct a large-scale study with international partners on the coronavirus’ effect on different aspects of the country. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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One-fifth (20.5% = 762,621) of the Georgian population, who are of retirement age, are at high or moderate risk in terms of the new coronavirus pandemic, reads the Georgian government’s report about the measures taken against the Covid-19.
The report reads that the structural analysis of the population is important in managing the epidemic.
It is mentioned in the report that quite a large number of the Georgian population live with chronic illnesses, such as cardiovascular diseases, chronic respiratory syndromes, cancer, and diabetes, which are considered as high risk factor for the progression of Covid-19.
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Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia said that the government has plans to conduct a large-scale study with international partners on the coronavirus’ effect on different aspects of the country.
Such studies, on the one hand, help us to prepare better for a possible second wave of the virus, and, on the other hand, to share our experience with international partners”, Gakharia said earlier today.
Georgia confirmed its first case of the virus at the end of February 2020.
As of June 4, 144 people remain infected with COVID-19 in Georgia, while 13 others have died.
A total of 32.5 million GEL was spent on quarantine spaces in Georgia from the state budget, reads the report of the measures taken by the government of Georgia against COVID-19. As of May 22 quarantine spaces included 84 hotels with over 6,500 rooms which served 19,002 people in quarantine.
Georgia has tested 60, 273 people for coronavirus in Georgia between January 30 and June 3 with the use of Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests, which is the ‘gold standard’ in testing the virus.
The Georgian government is working with experts from the University of Cambridge and the University of London as well as Deloitte analysts and local experts to create a post-crisis economic plan and decide what steps they should take in order to improve the Georgian economy after the coronavirus lockdown.
Georgia will spend 3.5 billion (about $1.10b/€1.02b) on its coronavirus anti-crisis plan, Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia announced earlier today. "For now, the country will spend GEL 3.5 billion on managing the crisis, of which 1.035 billion GEL will be directed at social support of citizens, 2.11 billion GEL will be directed at the economy and entrepreneurs, while 350 million GEL will be spent on the health care of each citizen", Gakharia said.
One individual in quarantine has tested positive for the coronavirus in Georgia, increasing the total number of confirmed cases to 809. Meanwhile, with 11 recoveries a total of 674 individuals have recovered from the virus in Georgia since the country confirmed its first case in late February.
Cardiovascular diseases and cancer were the leading causes of death in Georgia in 2019’ says the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).
With $80 million in support from the World Bank’s Emergency COVID-19 Response project, the government of Georgia has been able to procure 147,000 rapid COVID-19 antibody and antigen test kits and 250,000 PCR tests, which will triple Georgia's testing capacity to 3,000 samples per day by mid-July, announces the World Bank.