Face masks produced in Georgia to be exported to Italy, US, Russia, Austria, Israel
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Georgian company Medifari, which produces facemasks, is negotiating with Italy, the United States, Russia, Austria and Israel to export face masks to these countries.
We do not know the exact time when exports will start. Price is also a matter of negotiation. We have a very competitive price in the Georgian market, one face mask costs 65 tetri. We supply pharmacy chains and various organisations and the price is decreasing according to quantity", Sales Manager of Medifari Mariam Burchuladze told local media outlet IPN.
She said that the company produces about four million face masks per month.
In March around 10 Georgian companies began producing face masks in a move to prevent an outbreak of the new coronavirus, with the first batch set to be purchased by the government.
The Georgian government will gift around half a million face masks made in the country to people who have active contact with people due to their profession, the Georgian Ministry of Economy reports.
Around 10 Georgian companies have launched production of face masks in a move to prevent an outbreak of the new coronavirus, with the first batch set to be purchased by the government.
Georgian textile companies have expressed their readiness to start producing face masks to fill in for the deficit caused by fears of the coronavirus.
Six Georgian textile companies have produced one million face masks in the last two weeks in an effort to help stem the spread of the new coronavirus. Two more companies will also start the production from Monday.
Three health workers have tested positive for COVID-19 in Georgia, increasing the number of total confirmed cases in the country to 831. All of the three infected individuals work at the Central Republican Hospital, its director Levan Gopodze has confirmed.
Georgia has reported six new cases of the coronavirus earlier today, bringing the total number of cases to 837. 697 of the 837 patients have recovered, while 13 others have died. As of today 127 people remain infected with COVID-19 in Georgia. One of the six new patients does not know how he contracted the virus. Georgian health officials say that there are several COVID-19 patients, mostly from Tbilisi, who do not know the source of the infection.
Face masks produced in Georgia by private companies have been exported to European countries and the USA.