Deep Knowledge Group: Georgia is the safest country in the region for Covid-19
Deep Knowledge Group (DKG) has assessed countries based on 76 parameters to determine their treatment efficiency, healthcare readiness, quarantine efficiency, and government efficiency of risk management. Photo: Deep Knowledge Georgia.
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Georgia is the safest country among 12 states of East Europe and Central Asia for Covid-19, reports Deep Knowledge Group.
Deep Knowledge Group (DKG) has assessed countries based on 76 parameters to determine their treatment efficiency, healthcare readiness, quarantine efficiency, and government efficiency of risk management.
With 550 points Georgia ranks first in the region. Photo: DKG.
In the region, in addition to Georgia, DKG conducted research in Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Russia.
In total, the organisation conducted research in 200 countries and regions, in which Georgia took 39th place.
The Washington Post and CNN have spoken of Georgia’s plans to reopen its economy and boost tourism development after the coronavirus pandemic.
Georgian Economy Minister Natia Turnava is promoting Georgia as a safe destination for international travellers, as an internationally acclaimed and successful country in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Georgian ambassadors abroad are also involved in this process and are spreading the message of 'Georgia as a safe tourism destination' in their respective host countries.
‘Georgia as a safe tourism destination’ is the message Georgian ambassadors will deliver to their respective host countries starting tomorrow, announces Prime Minister of Georgia Giorgi Gakharia. The ambassadors will pursue the establishment of so-called safe green corridors with various countries to ensure safe international travel.
The Centre for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) has published an article in its analytical series Common Crisis written by Georgia’s First Deputy Minister Vakhtang Makharoblishvili, in which he details how Georgia is preparing for the worst but hoping for the best during the COVID-19 crisis.
Georgia plans to test 6,000-8000 people daily for Covid-19 in autumn, Head of the National Disease Control Centre Amiran Gamkrelidze stated today after a meeting with the Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia.
Georgia has kept its place on the EU’s newly updated list of safe countries along with 10 other non-EU states, says Georgian Foreign Minister Davit Zalkaliani.
The European Union (EU) will cut Georgia from its safe country list amid a sharp increase in coronavirus cases in the country in the last few weeks.