No new coronavirus cases reported in Georgia, 141 remain infected with COVID-19
Georgia reported its first case of the coronavirus at the end of February. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Georgia has reported no new cases of the coronavirus over the past 24 hours.
The country has had 879 cases of the coronavirus since February 26, 2020.
724 of the 879 patients have recovered, while 14 others have died.
Photo: coronavirus live update.
As of today 141 people remain infected with COVID-19 in Georgia.
Head of Georgia’s National Centre for Disease Control Amiran Gamkrelidze stated yesterday that 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.
We are keeping the situation under full control for now. However, everything is dependent on us. If we stick to the recommendations and act as we acted in previous months, there will be no sharp increase in coronavirus cases. Moreover, Georgia may avoid a second wave of the virus (which is forecasted in the autumn),” Gamkrelidze said.
Photo: coronavirus live update.
He stated that if individuals act freely, attend public gatherings and fail to stick to general recommendations and rules, there might be the need for a repeated state of emergency.
Gemkrelidze said that the slight increase in the coronavirus cases over the past several days was expected as the state of emergency and many other restrictions have been lifted.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia has hosted members of the diplomatic corps at Lopota Lake in the Kakheti region earlier today, where he spoke about the coronavirus crisis, the country’s plans to reboot the economy, how to proceed with the October elections and other intentions.Gakharia noted domestic tourism has resumed today in Georgia and that ‘Kakheti is lucky as Georgia’s best friends, foreign ambassadors, are visiting the region as tourists.’
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.
Georgia has reported 15 new cases of the coronavirus earlier today, bringing the total number of cases to 879. 704 of the 879 patients have recovered, while 14 others have died. As of today 161 people remain infected with COVID-19 in Georgia. 10 of the 15 new patients are from the quarantine zone, two are medical personnel and one is from the Saburtalo cluster.
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.
Georgia has spent 412,116 Gel ($134,643/€119,683) to purchase the Stop Covid application created by an Austrian company in order to help stem the spread of the new coronavirus, says the Ministry of Health.
Three individuals have tested positive for the coronavirus later today. Two of the new patients are Azerbaijani truck drivers, while one is a citizen of Georgia.
Residents of Georgia will not need to be placed in mandatory quarantine upon arrival to Germany for business, education or health-related needs starting June 15. However, Germany has not yet reopened its airspace for tourists from non-EU member states, including Georgia.
Georgia has reported nine new cases of the coronavirus earlier today, bringing the total number of cases to 888. 731 of the 888 patients have recovered, while 14 others have died. As of today 143 people remain infected with COVID-19 in the country. Two of the nine new patients had had contact with infected individuals, six are from the quarantine zone, while the remaining one does not know how he contacted the virus.
Who’s on the list?
In order to effectively manage increased epidemiological risks in light of the opening up of the Georgian economy, the government of Georgia has identified high-risk groups that will be subject to mandatory PCR testing, announces the government of Georgia.
Georgia has reported just two new cases of the coronavirus earlier today, bringing the total number of cases to 926. 791 of the 926 patients have recovered, while 15 others have died. As of today 120 people remain infected with COVID-19. 2,819 people are under quarantine in the country.Georgia reported its first case of the coronavirus on February 26, 2020.
Georgia has reported just two new cases of the coronavirus earlier today, bringing the total number of cases to 928. 794 of the 928 patients have recovered, while 15 others have died. As of today 119 people remain infected with COVID-19. Georgia reported its first case of the coronavirus on February 26, 2020. Since then more than 101,000 people have been tested for the coronavirus.