Georgian citizen in Wuhan: situation is serious, but no reason to panic
Nini Davlianidze is one of those Georgian citizens, who decided to stay in the Chinese city of Wuhan in Hubei province, where the new coronavirus originated. Source: RFERL Graphics
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Georgian citizen Nini Davlianidze, who is currently in the Chinese city of Wuhan in Hubei province, reported today that the situation is serious, but there is no reason to panic.
Davlianidze is one of those, who refused to be evacuated from Wuhan, where the new coronavirus originated.
In a video released on her Facebook earlier today, Davlianidze, wearing a face mask under a scarf, entered the shop for some grocery.
Davlianidze noted however, that at the entrance she was examined and was let in as she did not have the temperature. She also underscored that everyone in Wuhan is following preventive measures against the virus.
As Georgia has temporarily suspended direct flights with China to prevent the spread of coronavirus, Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani has thanked Turkey and France for arranging flights to evacuate Georgian citizens.
Ambassador of Georgia to Turkey Giorgi Janjgava recently reported that those who have been evacuated to Turkey do not have signs of coronavirus. However, all of them need to go through further medical observation.
Meanwhile, the Georgian National Disease Control Centre has announced that no cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Georgia so far.
Two Georgian citizens with flu symptoms who came to the country from China, have tested negative for the new coronavirus, head of the Georgian National Disease Control Centre Amiran Gamkrelidze stated earlier today, after receiving test results from the Netherlands.Georgia sent the blood samples of the patients to the Netherlands at the end of last week as at that time Georgia was unable to test people for the 2019-nCOV virus, which originated in the city of Wuhan of China at the end of 2019 and has already killed 425.
Georgian citizens are being evacuated from the Chinese city of Wuhan in Hubei province, where the new coronavirus originated. Turkey has evacuated three Georgian citizens among other passengers, while France has evacuated two. Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani has thanked both countries for arranging flights.
Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani announced today that Georgia stands with China amid the outbreak of the new coronavirus. FM Zalkaliani also thanked Turkey for arranging a flight to evacuate Georgian citizens from the Chinese city of Wuhan in Hubei province, where the new coronavirus originated.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia said that the healthcare system is ready to efficiently respond to the challenge of the coronavirus if it appears in Georgia.
Passengers travelling from China to Georgia are being examined for a new strain of the coronavirus that originates in the Chinese city of Wuhan. Georgian doctors are examining passengers as well as providing them with information on the symptoms of the virus upon arrival.