Tbilisi Infectious Diseases Centre will not receive COVID-19, HIV/AIDS patients
The Georgian government has allocated 40 million GEL to build or purchase a new build for the Infectious Diseases and AIDS Centre. Photo: Tornike Mandaria/RFERL
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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 reception of those infected individuals who need ambulatory care.
We were forced to suspend reception of patients infected with COVID-19 and HIV/AIDS for stationary treatment starting today due to lack of basic, necessary, vital conditions”, Tsertsvadze told 1TV.
He also added that the centre has addressed the Georgian Health Ministry for a number of times to help them improve the basic infrastructure on the ground, but in vain.
Tengiz Tsertsvadze. Photo: 1TV
Health Minister Ekaterine Tikaradze disagrees with Tsertsvadze. Minister Tikaradze said that the government has allocated 40 million GEL to provide the Infectious Diseases and AIDS Centre with a brand new building.
The Infectious Diseases and AIDS Centre has been one of the main destinations to treat coronavirus-affected individuals during the pandemic. However, it is located on the territory owned by Aversi Pharma for almost ten years now.
A new hospital has opened in the village of Rukhi located about a kilometre from Enguri Bridge, which connects Russia-occupied Abkhazia with the rest of Georgia. Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia said the new hospital will offer qualitative care to people living on both sides of the occupation line.
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 government of Georgia will allocate about 40 million GEL for Tbilisi Infectious Disease Hospital, announces Prime Minister of Georgia Giorgi Gakharia.
Georgian epidemiologists say they are proud of the feedback they have received from the US government’s top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci, who said Georgia is coping well with the coronavirus pandemic in a letter sent to the Head of Tbilisi Infectious Disease Hospital Tengiz Tsertsvadze.
Georgia has reported nine new cases of coronavirus increasing the total number of cases to 1394. Meanwhile, four patients have recovered from the virus, bringing the total recoveries to 1132.