Preliminary results of seroprevalence study in Tbilisi:
10 out of 1,068 residents have coronavirus antibodies
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A total of 1,068 residents of the Georgian capital city of Tbilisi took part in a research conducted by Tbilisi Infectious Disease Hospital and 10 residents were found to have coronavirus antibodies, reports Tbilisi Infectious Disease Hospital.
The research was conducted on May 18-27 of 2020.
Earlier, on May 27 head of Tbilisi Infectious Disease Hospital Tengiz Tsertsvadze said that six of 1,000 Tbilisi residents were found to have coronavirus antibodies.
The National Disease Control Centre has been conducting similar research in Telavi, Georgia’s eastern province of Kakheti and in eastern Bolnisi municipality since May 22.
No cases of the coronavirus have been reported in the Kakheti region so far, thus another goal of the study is to determine whether residents of the region have been infected with the virus in recent months but remained below the radar of the healthcare system or were asymptomatic.
Rapid coronavirus tests will be used for people in high risk groups and who display symptoms after testing is carried out in Marneuli and Bolnisi, two regions in eastern Georgia under lockdown.
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.
Six of 1,000 Tbilisi residents were found to have coronavirus antibodies, head of Tbilisi Infectious Disease Hospital Tengiz Tsertsvadze said earlier today.
Out of 500 COVID-19 infected individuals in Georgia, 83 displayed no symptoms at the time of PCR testing, reads the latest report of Georgia’s National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
All individuals who will enter Georgia will have to spend two weeks in quarantine.Georgia is maintaining the measure to contain the spread of the coronavirus, head of Georgia’s National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Amiran Gamkrelidze stated earlier today.
Georgia’s borders in all directions, including with Russia, remain closed, and individuals that come into Georgia from Russia have Georgian citizenship in addition to Russian citizenship, Minister of Internal Affairs Vakhtang Gomelauri said earlier today.
EU Ambassador to Georgia Carl Hartzell welcomed Georgia’s inclusion among 15 countries to which the European Union will reopen its borders tomorrow, on July 1. Congratulating Georgia Hartzell said this is 'further recognition' of its 'hard and successful work' in fighting with COVID-19.
The government of Georgia will allocate about 40 million GEL for Tbilisi Infectious Disease Hospital, announces Prime Minister of Georgia Giorgi Gakharia.
All patients who died of coronavirus in Georgia suffered from underlying diseases, out of which the vast majority were cardiovascular diseases, while 40 per cent suffered from chronic lung diseases, reads the report of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
A total of 265 hospitals with 17,500 beds were in operation in Georgia in 2019, while the number of beds reached 16,000 in 2018, says the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).
A seroprevalence study will be conducted in four municipalities in Georgia to examine the presence of Covid-19 in the country and determine whether residents of the municipalities have been infected with the virus in recent months but went below the radar of the healthcare system or were asymptomatic.