Head of NCDC: ‘Georgia plans to test 6,000-8,000 people daily for Covid-19 in autumn’
Head of Georgia’s National Centre for Disease Control Amiran Gamkrelidze says that people in Georgia have become too calm due to the low infection rate ‘which is not good as the virus still exists.’ Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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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.
Gamkrelidze said that as of today, the country is able to test 4,500 individuals for Covid-19 daily, and it is also planned to increase the number of the laboratories, which will be able to diagnose the new coronavirus.
At this moment 18 private and state laboratories are able to diagnose the virus with PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests, while in July, the total number of the laboratories will increase to 24. New regulations will come into force, according to which each hospital with 100 and more beds will be obliged to have PCR technology and to test patients for Covid-19 within a maximum 24 hours”, said Gamkrelidze.
Gamkrelidze also responded to six new coronavirus infections, stating that out of them, one is an individual from the quarantine zone, who entered Georgia from Russia via the Upper Larsi border-crossing point.
The Disease Control Centre has started in-depth epidemiological research to identify contacts of the other four newly infected patients. The source of the sixth patient has been already identified… Do not have the illusion that we defeated the coronavirus”, Gamkrelidze said.
Amiran Gamkrelidze once again urged people to stick to the recommendations despite the fact some restrictions have been lifted in the country.
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 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.
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.
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 new cases to 843. 697 of the 846 patients have recovered, while 13 others have died. All of the six new patients are in Tbilisi. Several of them do not know how they contracted the virus. The individuals are who had contact with the new patients are being identified.
Thirteen more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Georgia increasing the number of total confirmed cases to 864. Meanwhile, with one more recovery, the number of recovered individuals has increased to 703. As of now, 147 individuals remain infected with coronavirus in the country;
The number of daily coronavirus tests being conducted in Georgia is 12,000, which is 60 times more than at the onset period of the pandemic.