12 employees of Batumi public school No. 5 test positive for coronavirus
School director Giuli Telia told Batumelebi that out of the newly infected school employees, one is undergoing treatment at home, while the other 11 patients have been already transferred to different hospitals in Batumi. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Twelve employees of Batumi public school No. 5 have tested positive for the coronavirus in Georgia’s Black Sea city of Batumi.
Deputy director of the school, Giuli Telia told Batumelebi that out of the newly infected school employees, one is undergoing treatment at home, while the other 11 patients have been already transferred to different hospitals in Batumi.
Telia also said that none of the newly infected employees visited the school in the past days, as all schools and universities were switched to remote studies in the Adjara region due to increased cases of the virus.
Georgia has reported 227 new cases of coronavirus earlier today, out of which 165 were recorded in the Adjara region.
Three employees of the Zugdidi City Hall have tested positive for Covid-19, says Mayor of Zugdidi Municipality Giorgi Shengelia.
Georgia has reported 45 new cases of the coronavirus earlier today, which is a record high number after April 16 when 42 cases of coronavirus were detected. Medical Director of Tbilisi Infectious Disease Hospital Marina Ezugbaia said that out of 45 new cases of coronavirus, 23 were detected in the Adjara region of Georgia and five cases are related to a big wedding in the capital city of Tbilisi.
Schools and universities will reopen on October 1 instead of September 15 in Georgia’s Black Sea cities of Batumi and Kobuleti, as 20 new cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Batumi today, Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia announced.
Two schoolchildren in the village of Khaishi, in the Mestia municipality of Georgia have tested positive for coronavirus, says acting State Representative in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Malkhaz Toria.
A 25th patient has died of coronavirus in Georgia earlier today which is the second death in the past 24 hours.
Georgia has reported 259 new cases of the coronavirus earlier today and 62 recoveries. 164 of the 259 new patients are from the country’s coastal Adjara region.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia says that despite the sharp growth of new cases of the coronavirus, Georgia still remains a green state status and a safe destination for tourists. He stated earlier today that the government has no plans to impose any systemic restrictions as the country must go back to a normal way of living and Georgian citizens must learn to live with the coronavirus. Gakharia stated that the country is managing and adapting to the coronavirus and the government has taken all measures to prepare for this stage, which includes the early detection of the virus and effective treatment of infected individuals.