Georgia reports 5 new coronavirus cases, health official says virus not yet defeated
As of now 124 people remain infected with COVID-19 in Georgia. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
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Five more individuals have tested positive for the coronavirus in Georgia since this morning, increasing the number of total confirmed cases to 827.
Head of Georgia’s National Disease Control Centre Amiran Gamkrelidze said the sources of infection in the five new cases are unknown so far.
Calling on the society to follow all of the recommendations of the health ministry, Gamkrelidze said it is no time to relax now.
He again called on people to maintain social distancing, use face masks indoors and in public transport, observe the rules of personal and public hygiene, work remotely and avoid public gatherings.
Gamkrelidze added that although the state-imposed restrictions are being gradually lifted, the country has not yet defeated the coronavirus pandemic.
Head of the Georgian National Centre for Disease Control Amiran Gamkrelidze said today that two sources of COVID-19 transmission out of the 85 confirmed cases could not be identified. Calling on everyone to stay home, he said “social distancing is the most powerful weapon" against the coronavirus.
Georgia has a total of 626 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 297 recoveries and ten deaths, which the Head of Tbilisi Infectious Disease Hospital Tengiz Tsertsvadze says is ‘one of the best’ results in Europe. Director of the First University Clinic Levan Ratiani also stated yesterday that ‘this entire mess will end soon but we will have to continue living with this virus’.
Georgia will participate in the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) international clinical trial to help find an effective treatment for COVID-19, and will receive access to four experimental medicines used in the process, Deputy Health Minister of Georgia Tamar Gabunia told Rustavi 2 earlier today.
Georgian health officials say that Georgia’s statistics pertaining to the coronavirus are reliable, dismissing reports of several media outlets that the country is hiding its real figures.
The Georgian parliament has approved the first reading of bill earlier today which fines individuals by 20 GEL for not wearing face masks in closed public areas.
Georgia has reported just one new case of the coronavirus earlier today, bringing the total number of cases to 828. 694 of the 828 patients have recovered, while 13 others have died. As of today 121 people remain infected with COVID-19 in Georgia. The source of infection of the new patient has been identified. She is an elderly woman with several chronic diseases.
Every individual with a fever or other respiratory symptoms must consult a doctor, Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia said earlier today.
The Georgian parliament has passed a bill in its third and final reading today which allows the fining of individuals and companies for not wearing face masks in closed public areas, public transport and taxis, and for gatherings of more than 10 individuals for birthdays, weddings, funerals and other social events.
Municipal transport, recreation zones, restaurants to be under strict control to avoid more coronavirus-related cases in the country, the Georgian government’s press office reports.