WHO Director-General praises Georgia's coronavirus response
Ambassador of Georgia to the UN Office in Geneva Alexandre Maisuradze met with Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus today. Photo: 1TV.
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Ambassador of Georgia to the UN Office in Geneva Alexandre Maisuradze and Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus have discussed the current coronavirus situation in Georgia and the measures taken by the Georgian government in response to the coronavirus crisis at today's meeting, announces the Georgian Foreign Ministry.
The WHO Director-General praised Georgia’s coronavirus situation and noted that the country is exemplary not only for the fight against COVID-19, but also for introducing a universal healthcare programme, as well as combating Hepatitis C and fulfilling obligations under the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control”, stated the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Georgia has reported 10 new cases of the coronavirus earlier today.
Medical Director of Tbilisi Infectious Disease Hospital Marina Ezugbaia said that one new patient contracted the virus from the Lenjeri village of Mestia municipality, four from contact with an infected individual and two cases were ‘imported’. She said that the source of infections has not been identified in the remaining three cases.
Since February 26, 2020 Georgia has had 1,361 cases of the coronavirus.
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.
Tents will be set up on the Batumi Boulevard where tourists and locals will be able to undergo voluntary coronavirus testing, announces Head of the National Disease Control Centre (NCDC) Amiran Gamkrelidze.
Villages in Mestia municipality which have been under lockdown will open starting August 21, except the village of Lenjeri and the small town of Mestia – the administrative center of the municipality.
Georgia has reported 10 new cases of the coronavirus earlier today. Medical Director of Tbilisi Infectious Disease Hospital Marina Ezugbaia said that one new patient contracted the virus from the Lenjeri village of Mestia municipality, four from contact with an infected individual and two cases were ‘imported’. She said that the source of infections has not been identified in the remaining three cases.
Georgia has reported nine new cases of the coronavirus earlier today. Four new patients contracted the virus from the Lenjeri village of Mestia municipality, three cases were ‘imported’ of which one is a truck driver. One new patient is medical staff and the source of infections has not been identified in the remaining one case.
The Head of Infectious Diseases and AIDS Centre Tengiz Tsertsvadze said earlier today that the centre has suspended reception of patients for stationary treatment due to its difficult operating conditions. However, Tsertsvadze noted that the centre will continue receptio of those infected individuals who need ambulatory care.
Georgia has reported 15 new cases of the coronavirus earlier today. Four new patients contracted the virus from the Lenjeri village of Mestia municipality, six from contact from infected individual, three cases were ‘imported’ and the source of infections has not been identified in the remaining two cases.
Seventeen individuals have tested positive for coronavirus in Georgia, increasing the total number of confirmed cases to 1411 during the last 24 hours. Eleven infected individuals out of the 17 belong to the ‘Lenjeri cluster’ in Mestia municipality.
The European Union and the World Health Organisation have sent 16,800 goggles and 10,000 medical gowns to Georgia to help in the fight against COVID-19.
The first doses of Pfizer vaccine that will be administered to health workers are due to arrive in Georgia by late February. Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia has made an announcement following his phone conversation with the World Health Organisation head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus earlier today.