Georgian PM on coronavirus in his speech for UN: virus still attacks, but we can manage it, share our successful experience
Georgian PM Giorgi Gakharia said that the country can successfully manage the coronavirus situation. Photo: government of Georgia press office.
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Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia says that coronavirus continues to attack the world and Georgia, but the knowledge Georgia has gained allows the country to manage the situation and share its successful experience in this regard.
Despite the difficulties, we have succeeded in dealing with the onslaught of the pandemic in Georgia, as seen and unanimously acknowledged by the whole world. Thanks to proactive decisions in the fight against COVID-19, the selfless efforts of the authorities, doctors and epidemiologists, and, most importantly, our citizens’ high social responsibility, as well as correct management, we have kept Georgia on the list of green zones,” Gakharia said earlier today in his speech for the 75th anniversary of the UN.
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He stated he is proud that despite the pandemic, the 112th Session of the Executive Council of the World Tourism Organization was held in Georgia.
Of course, the calamity is still here and the virus continues to attack us but the knowledge accumulated by us allows us to manage the situation consistently and share Georgia’s successful experience with everyone,” Gakharia stated.
He said that Georgia’s transformation into a developed economy is the main goal of the government ‘and we boast some impressive achievements on this path.’
For the time being, however, we are focused on leading our country out of the pandemic-induced global economic crisis as quickly as possible and with minimal losses. Our hopes in this regard are nourished by the fact that Georgia is a land of new opportunities, a place capable of offering that which is not offered elsewhere, including its strategic location with cultural and linguistic barriers simply non-existent, with minimal taxes and every opportunity present for business development. Georgia holds one of the leading positions in the world in terms of the ease of doing business,” he said.
Gakharia stated that Georgia is presently positioned as a multifunctional regional hub of education, medicine, logistics, tourism, and business in general,’ yet we are not complacent and keep pressing on’.
Today, in the 21st century, we are introducing Georgia to the world as a gateway of progress, knowledge, and culture linking Europe to Asia and vice versa, a gateway with Western values that has stood for centuries on the crossroads of ancient civilizations,” he said.
Gakharia said that no single country will be able to defeat the pandemic as it is the global problem, stressing the importance of unity.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia has stated in his speech for the UN’s 75th anniversary that Georgia ‘has always been and remains to this day a nation committed to Western values, which naturally harmonized Western and Eastern cultures and civilizations on Georgian soil’.
It is universally known that in 2008,Russia carried out open, large-scale military aggression against Georgia, containing which became possible as a result of the unwavering support of the international community, primarily the United States and the European Union.Here, at the UN headquarters, everyone is well aware that 20 percent of Georgia's integral territories—Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali Region—are occupied by Russia,” Gakharia said.
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 become the first country to host the session of the World Tourism Organisation’s (WTO) Executive Council outside the borders of Spain. Delivering a speech during the 112th session of WTO in Tbilisi earlier today, Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia stated that Georgia and WTO ‘have been linked with long, successful cooperation which is becoming more and more fruitful.’
A total of 296 new cases of coronavirus have been reported in Georgia this morning. Meanwhile, 60 individuals have recovered. As of today, the number of total confirmed cases has increased to 4,960, including 1,819 recoveries and 27 deaths. Georgian state and health officials again call on everyone to maintain social distancing, wear face masks and wash hands frequently.
One more infected individual has died in Georgia today increasing the coronavirus-related deaths to 28. A 59-year-old woman who had underlying diseases including pneumonia, died at the Kutaisi Infectious Disease hospital in the western Georgian region of Imereti.
Georgia has reported a record 298 new cases of the coronavirus earlier today and three deaths. Representative of Tbilisi Hospital of Infections Diseases Marina Endeladze said that two of the three patients who died of coronavirus were treated in the coastal Adjara region and one in the capital city of Tbilisi.
Georgia has confirmed 294 new coronavirus cases over the last 24 hours with 66% of cases reported in the Adjara region and 15% of cases reported in the capital of Tbilisi. Marina Endeladze, representative of Tbilisi Hospital of Infections Diseases, told journalists that Georgia retains the status of a ‘green zone’ with the speed of the spread of the infection so far.