2,400 tested for coronavirus in the village under quarantine, some refuse testing
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More than 2,400 locals of Karajalari village in Gardabani municipality in eastern Georgia, which is under lockdown, have been tested for the coronavirus with the use of PCR tests, Kvemo Kartli governor Shota Rekhviashvili stated earlier today.
He said some people in the village ‘strongly refuse’ to be tested for the coronavirus which delays the process.
Rekhviashvili urged locals to cooperate.
He said that 61 inhabitants of Gardabani municipality have tested positive for the coronavirus so far, while 37 of the 61 individuals are from the Karajalari village.
Georgia has reported eight new cases of the coronavirus earlier today, bringing the total number of cases to 1,168.
940 of the 1,168 patients have recovered, while 17 others have died.
As of today 211 people remain infected with COVID-19 in the country.
Georgia has reported eight new cases of the coronavirus earlier today, bringing the total number of cases to 1,168. 940 of the 1,168 patients have recovered, while 17 others have died. As of today 211 people remain infected with COVID-19 in the country. Five of eight new cases are imported (two are truck drivers), one is from Gachiani settlement of Gardabani municipality, one is a medical personnel, one had contact with an infected individual.
A 17th person has died of coronavirus complications in Georgia earlier today. The woman had several underlying conditions and had been undergoing treatment for a long time in Mtskheta Medical Centre in eastern Georgia. As of today Georgia has had 1,160 cases of the coronavirus. 935 of the 1,160 patients have recovered, while 17 others have died. As of today 208 people remain infected with COVID-19 in the country.
Georgia has reported six new cases of the coronavirus earlier today which is the decrease in the number of cases compared to the last week.Most of the new cases are connected with Gardabani municipality of eastern Georgia and the Lilo open market in Tbilisi where many of Gardabani inhabitants work as vendors. The Karajalari village in Gardabani municipality remains under quarantine.As of today 199 people remain infected with COVID-19 in the country.
Georgia has reported 19 new cases of the coronavirus earlier today, many of the new cases were reported in Gardabani municipality of eastern Georgia. The government of Georgia has placed the Karajalari village of Gardabani municipality under quarantine earlier today to prevent the further spread of the virus. Roads to and from the village have been blocked by police and drones are being used to monitor the area. About 1,000 locals of Karajalari village have already been tested for the coronavirus.
Georgian health agencies have reported three new confirmed cases of the new coronavirus on Saturday, with the number of active infections at 207.
Georgia's pandemic response agencies reported six new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, with half of them imported from abroad.
Professionals from the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) are working at the Eliava Market in Tbilisi's Didube District, one of the larger market areas in the capital, to conduct hundreds of tests as pandemic prevention.
Georgia has reported three new cases of the coronavirus earlier today. Two of the three new cases are imported (one is a truck driver), while the remaining one patient does not know how he contracted the virus. Since February 26, 2020 Georgia has had 1,182 cases of the coronavirus. 962 of the 1,182 patients have recovered, while 17 others have died. As of today 203 people remain infected with COVID-19 in the country.
Head of the Georgian National Centre for Disease Control Amiran Gamkrelidze says that patients with the coronavirus are exhibiting less serious symptoms and manifestations of the disease than in March and April, and that the number of severe cases has decreased.