PM Gakharia says Georgia is region’s ‘green island of peace’, calls for more public responsibility amid coronavirus
As of June 13, Georgia has confirmed a total of 851 cases of COVID-19, including the eight new cases. Meanwhile, with five new recoveries, the number of recovered individuals has increased to 702. Photo: Georgian government press office
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Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia said the country is “a green island of peace in terms of containing the coronavirus pandemic. However, to preserve this, all citizens must demonstrate even more public responsibility in their daily activities.
PM Gakharia met with the Georgian citizens who were brought back from different coronavirus-hit areas in the world since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani also attended the meeting:
Very heartfelt meeting with our successfully repatriated citizens! Each of them went through many difficulties in these tough times of Covid19 pandemic!Due 2 fruitful collaboration of all structures we managed to unite families & in total 13000 citizens returned @GakhariaGiorgi pic.twitter.com/7182qcDjYm
— David Zalkaliani (@DZalkaliani) June 12, 2020
During the meeting yesterday, he underscored that everyone should be united in the fight against COVID-19. Gakharia added that ‘it is impossible for a single country to defeat the pandemic’ because this is a global challenge.
We should not think that we have won and the battle is over. This is not that simple – the less attentive we become, the faster the virus will spread”, Gakhkaria said.
He also noted that since the economic and mobility restrictions have been lifted, the number of new cases of the coronavirus has increased.
Wherever it is possible to work remotely, we should be remotely. Wherever no large social gatherings are necessary, we should avoid such gatherings”, he added.
Calling on the citizens to be more careful and more prepared, Gakharia said everyone should follow the recommendations, including on the use of face masks and maintaining social distancing. Otherwise, the government might reimpose restrictions.
As of June 13, Georgia has confirmed a total of 851 cases of COVID-19, including the eight new cases. Meanwhile, with five new recoveries, the number of recovered individuals has increased to 702.
Georgia has ranked 95th in the Global Peace Index among 167 foreign states, improving its ranking by four points compared to the 2019 GPI.
The Washington Post and CNN have spoken of Georgia’s plans to reopen its economy and boost tourism development after the coronavirus pandemic.
The Georgian capital of Tbilisi has been named the safest place to travel in Europe in 2020 amongst the cities selected by European Best Destinations, a travel website developed to promote culture and tourism in Europe.
The Georgian government has brought back a total of 12,477 citizens from different coronavirus-hit areas in the world since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak. Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani announced yesterday that the prime minister’s interagency coordination council has spared no efforts to bring back all fellow citizens who wanted to return to Georgia.
A fourteenth individual died in Georgia from coronavirus-related complications last night. The condition of the 68-year-old man, who suffered from several underlying illnesses including diabetes, had been assessed by doctors as critical.
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;
Head of Georgia’s National Centre for Disease Control Amiran Gamkrelidze says the academic year will begin in September and the parliamentary elections will be held in October without any problems if Georgia maintains the current rate of infection.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia has come to parliament for the third time in a month to present an annual report, stating that Russia is a key challenge for Georgian security and is responsible for all incidents of human rights violations in the Georgian occupied regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali. He said that Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic integration is in progress and the country’s final goal is NATO membership.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia said the EU’s decision to include Georgia in the list of ‘green countries’ is ‘yet more proof’ of close partnership. Calling it an ‘important achievement’ Gakharia said 'it is the recognition of the success' of Georgia, Georgian people and its government in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
Georgia has reported three new cases of the coronavirus earlier today, bringing the total number of cases to 931. 795 of the 931 patients have recovered, while 15 others have died. As of today 122 people remain infected with COVID-19 in Georgia. Georgia reported its first case of the coronavirus on February 26, 2020. Since then 106, 509 individuals have been tested for the coronavirus. Georgia continues to maintain a low infection rate and has plans to hold October parliamentary elections and open schools in September in a regular manner.