Gov’t: wearing facemasks in open areas in Tbilisi, Batumi, Kutaisi strongly recommended
Georgia has more than 14,400 active infections as of today. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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The government of Georgia says that wearing facemasks in open areas in the three main cities of Georgia - Tbilisi, Kutaisi and Batumi - is strongly recommended to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus.
Georgia has reported 1,759 new cases of coronavirus earlier today and five deaths which is a record number since the country confirmed its first case of the virus at the end of February 2020.
The majority of the new cases were recorded in the capital Tbilisi, Adjara and Imereti regions.
If people follow the recommendations and wear face masks the spread of the virus will be decreased by 70 per cent,” head of the administration of the Government of Georgia Natia Mezvrishvili stated earlier today.
She said that police and the Health Ministry will monitor wearing face masks in open areas in the three cities.
People will be fined for not wearing face masks in closed public areas and transport.
Georgian Health Minister Ekaterine Tikaradze says that the country has 700,000 coronavirus tests as of today, including 500,000 PCR tests.
Georgian health officials predict further spread in the new cases of coronavirus. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
The new 1,759 cases were recorded in:
- Tbilisi - 686 cases
- Adjara - 487 cases
- Imereti - 356 cases
- Kvemo Kartli - 36 cases
- Shida Kartli -35 cases
- Guria -17 cases
- Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti-69 cases
- Kakheti - 24 cases
- Mtsheta-Mtianeti -12 cases
- Samtskhe-Javakheti - 30 cases
- Racha-Lechkhumi, Kvemo Svaneti - 7 cases
Georgia has had 24,562 cases of coronavirus since February 26, 2020.
Since then 9,751 patients have recovered, while 183 others have died.
As of today 14,421 individuals remain infected with Covid-19 in the country.
3,234 patients are undergoing treatment in hospitals, 2,025 - in hotels, while others are at home.
4,263 individuals are in quarantine, while 25,759 others are in self-isolating.
Georgia has created additional quarantine facilities in the Samegrelo - Zemo Svaneti region to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. The new quarantine facilities have been erected in the coastal town of Anaklia and the highland town of Mestia, said Governor of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Alexandre Motserelia.
The Emergency Management Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has set up a field hospital in Marneuli municipality in eastern Georgia today after a local, 62-year-old woman tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday, and who came into contact with more than 80 people and spent four days in a local hospital.
The Georgian government has suspended public intercity transport in Georgia today. The restriction does not apply to private vehicles.
Georgia has had 22,803 cases of coronavirus since February 26, 2020. Since then 9,401 patients have recovered, while 178 others have died. As of today 13,224 individuals remain infected with Covid-19 in the country.
Independent majoritarian candidate for Didube-Chugureti district in Tbilisi and former member of High Council of Justice of Georgia Anna Dolidze says that the government ‘is preparing for the mass fabrication’ of the October 31 parliamentary elections with the use of ballot boxes.
Georgia has reported 1,941 new cases of coronavirus over the last 24 hours, including 1,034 cases in the capital of Tbilisi. Meanwhile, 412 infected individuals have recovered, while ten people have died of the coronavirus-related complications.
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.
A total of 1,928 new cases of coronavirus have been reported in Georgia over the last 24 hours, increasing the number of total confirmed cases to 28,431. Meanwhile, 604 people have recovered and eight more have died.
Georgia has passed into the epidemiological ‘red zone’ as COVID-19 numbers due to the increased daily numbers of coronavirus cases.
Georgia has reported 1,824 new cases of coronavirus, 1,262 recoveries and 23 deaths in the past 24 hours. Georgia has had 32,127 cases of coronavirus since February 26, 2020. Since then 12,632 patients have recovered, while 238 others have died. 3,847 individuals are undergoing treatment in hospitals as of today, while 2,238 others are in hotels. 3,757 individuals are in quarantine around the country.
Head of Georgia’s National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Amiran Gamkrelidze says the biggest challenge for the Georgian healthcare system is the lack of inpatient beds and medics during the coronavirus pandemic.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia says that the increased number of the individuals who have recovered from coronavirus gives reason for cautious optimism. 2,197 individuals have recovered from coronavirus in the country in the past 24 hours, while the figure stood at 1,262 yesterday. Gakharia said that the country is able to ‘effectively manage’ the increased number of infections. He stated that only local restrictions will be imposed if it is necessary and urged people to wear face masks in open areas where it is impossible to keep distance.
Individuals placed under mandatory quarantine in hotels will be tested for blood clots (D-dimer) as in most cases COVID-19 infection causes small blood vessels to leak and blood to clot.