UK PM Boris Johnson thanks Georgian PM for participation at Global Vaccine Summit
The Global Vaccine Summit 2020 was hosted remotely by the UK government in June. Photo: Chris Ratcliffe / Getty Images.
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The UK PM Boris Johnson has sent a letter to Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia and thanked him for the participation in the Global Vaccine Summit on June 4.
Johnson thanked Gakharia for his leadership and commitment to work with the international community in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and preventable deaths.
Georgia has been praised on a number of occasions in recent months by the international community for its effective fight against the coronavirus.
Since February 26, 2020 Georgia has had just 831 cases of the coronavirus, with the virus killing 13 individuals.
As of today 121 people remain infected with COVID-19 in Georgia.
After being recovered at the end of April, Johnson said that the virus nearly killed him.
Officials from the World Health Organisation gave "positive assessment" to Georgia's efforts for preventing a spread of coronavirus outbreak in the country this week.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia has joined world leaders at the Global Vaccine Summit 2020 hosted remotely by the UK government. In his address, PM Gakharia spoke of importance of global partnership for a small country like Georgia in ensuring public health and security.
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 Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia and President Salome Zurabishvili wished a quick recovery to British PM Boris Johnson, who was admitted to hospital earlier today due to the coronavirus-related complications.