Two schoolchildren in Khaishi, Mestia municipality test positive for coronavirus
Two schoolchildren in the village of Khaishi, in the Mestia municipality of Georgia have tested positive for coronavirus. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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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.
He explained that the schoolchildren had contracted the virus from a temporarily invited teacher from Kobuleti, Adjara region who was diagnosed with the coronavirus after returning to Kobuleti.
Toria said that the school in Khaishi will move to a distance learning regime and all its employees as well as students will be tested for Covid-19.
Toria said that in total 728 coronavirus tests were taken in the Samegrelo region and 17 of them yield positive test results for the virus. In addition to the schoolchildren there is another individual infected with coronavirus who moved from the Georgian occupied region of Abkhazia to the rest of Georgia and 14 residents of Zugdidi, including three employees of Zugdidi City Hall.
The school year started on September 15 at Khaishi school like everywhere in Georgia except for big cities where in-person studies for school pupils and university students have been postponed until October 1.
In addition, schools and universities will reopen on October 1 instead of September 15 in Georgia’s Black Sea cities of Batumi and Kobuleti due to the increased number of coronavirus cases there.
Georgia has reported 227 new cases of the coronavirus earlier today, which is a new record in the number since the country confirmed its first case of the virus on February 26, 2020.
A 25th patient has died of coronavirus in the country which is the second death in the past 24 hours.
Twelve employees of Batumi public school No. 5 have tested positive for the coronavirus in Georgia’s Black Sea city of Batumi.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia announced today that 'we are not going to and are not ready to impose strict economic restrictions' following the rise in coronavirus cases at a press conference earlier today. Health Minister Ekaterine Tikaradze and Georgian health officials also announced several new recommendations following the record high new coronavirus cases registered in the country in the past few days. Gakharia noted that despite the increased number of cases, there is no reason to panic, since the government, epidemiologists and clinical groups are in full control of the situation.
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.
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.
Georgia has reported 265 new cases of the coronavirus earlier today, a daily increase of six cases compared to yesterday. An elderly individual with underlying illnesses died of the virus in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths to 27. Fifty-nine patients have recovered in the country in the past 24 hours. Seventeen Covid-19 patients remain in critical condition. Georgia has had 4,664 cases of the coronavirus since February 26, 2020.
Three schools in Zugdidi will continue studies online as 14 school students have tested positive for the coronavirus, said acting State Representative in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Malkhaz Toria.
Schools in Ozurgeti municipality in the Guria region will continue studies online as an increased number of coronavirus cases have been confirmed in the area.
In-person studies will be restored only for grades one to six in the cities of Tbilisi, Kutaisi, Rustavi and Zugdidi starting October 1, while in Poti and Gori all grades will restart in-person studies, said Natia Mezvrishvili, the head of the government administration earlier today.
Twenty schools in Tbilisi, Zugdidi, Rustavi and Kutaisi have moved to remote studies following an uptick in coronavirus cases in schools.