12,000 COVID-19 tests being conducted daily in Georgia
Georgia has reported 1,351 new cases of coronavirus, 337 recoveries and 14 deaths in the past 24 hours. The majority of the new infections were recorded in the capital Tbilisi, Adjara and Imereti regions. Photo: The Ministry of Health.
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The number of daily coronavirus tests being conducted in Georgia is 12,000, which is 60 times more than at the onset period of the pandemic.
Head of the government administration Natia Mezvrishvili said today that Georgia has enough testing supplies
Georgian citizens just need to understand in which cases they need to be tested for COVID-19. If one has suspicious symptoms of the virus, he/she will definitely be able to undergo PCR testing. The recommendations have been changed”, Mezvrishvili said.
As soon as the first symptom of the coronavirus appears, an individual should move into self-isolation and consult a family doctor.
Based on a recommendation of a family doctor, the patient will undergo PCR testing.
Mezvrishvili denied reports that there are not enough beds in the country that patients are being treated without doctor’s attention.
Georgia has reported 1,351 new cases of coronavirus, 337 recoveries and 14 deaths in the past 24 hours. The majority of the new infections were recorded in the capital Tbilisi, Adjara and Imereti regions.
Starting today, Georgian citizens returning from foreign states with negative PCR tests will be sent into self-isolation instead of quarantine.
Georgia has reported 1,351 new cases of coronavirus, 337 recoveries and 14 deaths in the past 24 hours. The majority of the new infections were recorded in the capital Tbilisi, Adjara and Imereti regions. Starting today, Georgian citizens returning from foreign states with negative PCR tests will be sent into self-isolation instead of quarantine. The majority of the 12,033 Covid-19 patients in Georgia are undergoing treatment either in hotels or at home as they have a mild form of the virus.
Georgian citizens arriving home with a negative PCR test result will no longer be required to be placed under mandatory quarantine from October 21.
The World Bank is ready to support Georgia in the purchase of Covid-19 vaccines as soon as an effective one becomes available, announces Georgian Finance Minister Ivane Matchavariani after a video conference with Vice President of the World Bank for Europe and Central Asia Anna Bierde.
Georgia plans to test 6,000-8000 people daily for Covid-19 in autumn, Head of the National Disease Control Centre Amiran Gamkrelidze stated today after a meeting with the Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia.
Rapid antigen testing for COVID-19 to begin in Georgia today. This method relies on the direct detection of SARS-CoV-2 viral proteins in nasal swabs and other respiratory secretions. The rapid antigen test gives results in less than 30 minutes.