Universities, vocational schools to begin in-person studies on Oct 19 excluding Adjara region
Universities and vocational schools will begin in-person studies on October 19 throughout Georgia, excluding the Adjara region, as most of the newly infected cases of coronavirus have been recorded in the region in the recent weeks. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Universities and vocational schools will begin in-person studies on October 19 throughout Georgia, excluding the Adjara region, as most of the newly infected cases of coronavirus have been recorded in the region in the recent weeks.
Education Minister Mikheil Chkhenkeli announced that in-person studies in schools will resume on October 1 only for grades one to six throughout the country excluding the Adjara region as it was reported a week ago.
However, Chkhenkeli noted that parents of school students who will be studying in person will have the ability to decide to have their children do remote studies.
As for school students in grades 7-12, the Georgian Health Ministry has made no specific decision yet. Chkhenkeli noted that the ministry will make an announcement regarding the issue in the coming days.
In-person studies for school and university students were postponed in the middle of September due to the sharp increase in coronavirus cases throughout the country.
Georgia has reported a record 298 new cases of the coronavirus earlier today and three deaths.
Out of the 298 new cases, 175 have been recorded in the Adjara region.
Meanwhile, 148 individuals recovered in Georgia within the last 24 hours. The total number of recoveries has reached 2,054.
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 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.
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.
All schools in Georgia will have to create a space for medical services by September 15, 2022, says head of parliament's Education Committee Genadi Margvelashvili, who added that the amendments will be introduced into the law of Georgia ‘On general education.’
Kindergartens will be opened on October 12 throughout Georgia, excluding the Adjara region, as most of the newly infected cases of coronavirus have been recorded in the region in the recent weeks.
Georgian Education Ministry will impose restriction only on the schools which will have confirmed cases of COVID-19. Based on the National Centre for Disease Control all of the infected teachers and students will go into self-isolation, schools will be disinfected and continue online studies.
In-person studies for school students in grades one to six have resumed today in Tbilisi, Kutaisi, Rustavi, Zugdidi and Poti. School students of all grades in the Adjara region will have to attend remote classes, as most of the newly infected cases of coronavirus have been recorded in the region in the recent weeks.
Kindergartens have opened today throughout Georgia except for in the Adjara region and Ozurgeti municipality where kindergartens are still closed amid severe epidemiological situations.
Over 80 kindergarten children are exhibiting symptoms of the enterovirus in Ozurgeti municipality, Guria region.
Forty-two kindergartens have been closed in the Georgian capital city of Tbilisi since October 12 after teachers and kindergarteners tested positive for the coronavirus.