Georgian schools, universities to reopen September 15
Head of the National Disease Control Centre (NCDC) Amiran Gamkrelidze stated that there will be safety measures for schools and universities in order to prevent the risk of spreading virus. Photo: UNICEF Georgia.
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Georgian schools and universities will reopen on September 15, depending the epidemiological situation in the country.
Head of the National Disease Control Centre (NCDC) Amiran Gamkrelidze stated that there will be safety measures for schools and universities in order to prevent the risk of spreading virus.
Epidemiologists will adopt safety measures regarding how school children and students should sit in classrooms and auditoriums. They will have to wash their hands frequently and use face masks while in corridors, though masks will not be mandatory for every child. Probably less than 20 children will be allowed in classrooms. Epidemiologists have already started working on these safety measures”, said Gamkrelidze.
Georgian schools and universities switched to remote studies at the end of March in order to prevent the risk of spreading COVID-19.
The Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) will broadcast live lessons for school children starting March 30 amid the coronavirus outbreak in Georgia.
Schools around the country and high educational institutions will remain closed until April 21 to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Two of Georgia's major universities have switched to remote classes and services for their students as a measure for countering a coronavirus threat, with Ilia State University and University of Georgia announcing their decisions.
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.
Three new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Georgia on Saturday, with all of the new infections revealed in individuals who entered the country.
Nine new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection have been identified in Georgia on Sunday, with origins of one of the cases unknown and two revealed in health workers.
Tbilisi State Academy of Arts, the eminent state institution for art education in the country, is set to open for students after a multi-year, major renovation work with the start of the academic year in the country next month.
The Georgian Labour Conditions Inspection Department has issued a series of coronavirus regulations for theatres to reopen on October 1.
Out of 1,500 schools inspected by the Labor Inspection Department, 81 don’t meet COVID-19 safety standards developed by the Georgian Health Ministry, said Beka Peradze, the head of the department.