Healthcare official says crowded gatherings unacceptable amid pandemic
Tengiz Tsertsvadze cals on everyone to maintain coronavirus-related safety regulations. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
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Head of Tbilisi Infectious Disease Hospital Tengiz Tsertsvadze has called on Georgian citizens to maintain coronavirus-related safety regulations and avoid crowded gatherings.
There is no excuse for crowded gatherings today, even if they are held with good intentions and with the purpose to care for the better future of the country”, Tsertsvadze said.
Tsertsvadze told journalists earlier today that as the country has not declared a lockdown it is everyone's responsibility to ‘strictly maintain’ all of the regulations imposed by the state and health officials aimed at avoiding the further spread of COVID-19.
He therefore urged everyone to
- wear face masks in close and open areas
- keep social distancing
- avoid large gatherings
Georgia reported 2,911 new cases of coronavirus, 2,421 recoveries and 45 deaths earlier today.
Amid an uptick in coronavirus cases a curfew has gone into effect in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi, Kutaisi, Batumi, Rustavi, Zugdidi, Gori and Poti between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. since November 9.
Meanwhile, opposition politicians and their supporters continue to protest, demanding repeat parliamentary elections.
Several Georgian NGOs have released a statement claiming that the imposition of curfew in seven large cities in Georgia including the capital of Tbilisi starting November 9 is unconstitutional.
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Levan Shengelia, two players of Georgia's national football team squad, have tested positive for the coronavirus and will miss the team's crucial qualification game against North Macedonia on Thursday.
A new study by the University of Lausanne for the Council of Europe says that during the first nine months of 2020 there were no Covid-19 cases detected among inmates and staff in Georgian prisons.
Starting November 9, a curfew will go into effect in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi, Kutaisi, Batumi, Rustavi, Zugdidi, Gori and Poti between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. amid an uptick in coronavirus cases. Vice Prime Minister Maia Tskitishvili announced at a news briefing earlier today that the interagency coordination council has made a decision based on the epidemiological situation in the country and the increased cases of infection.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia has responded to the opposition’s election-related protests and said that all political parties in Georgia ‘must understand’ that the people have given them the mandate to take care of the country in the current period ‘which is full of challenges’ due to the pandemic. Gakharia, who has just recovered from coronavirus, stated earlier today that the fate of the county must be decided in parliament, not on the street.
Georgia has reported 3,120 new cases of coronavirus, 2,358 recoveries and 33 deaths in the past 24 hours.
Georgia has reported 3,473 new cases of coronavirus, 2,342 recoveries and 37 deaths in the past 24 hours. 16,981 individuals remain infected with Covid-19 in Georgia as of today. Georgia has had 73,154 cases of coronavirus since February 26, 2020.Since then 55,511 individuals have recovered, while 636 others have died. 4,957 patients are undergoing treatment in hospitals as of today. 633 of the 4,957 patients are in critical condition. 357 of the 633 critical patients are on artificial ventilation.
One of the leaders of the United National Movement opposition party Zaal Udumashvili says that the opposition's election-related rally in Tbilisi tomorrow ‘will be large scale and it will remind Ivanishvili (head of the ruling Georgian Dream party) that the opposition will not accept election results.’
Georgia has reported 3,504 news cases of coronavirus over the last 24 hours. The total number of cases confirmed since late-February has increased to 76,658. Head of the Task Force operating under the Interagency Coordination Council Aleksandre Khojevanishvili announced at a news briefing earlier today that 3,163 people have meanwhile recovered and 33 others have died of the coronavirus-related complications.
Opposition parties and their supporters have again gathered in front of the parliament of Georgia in central Tbilisi to protest the results of the recent parliamentary elections. The United National Movement (UNM) leader Nika Melia claimed in his public address that the opposition remains strongly united and no one, including the ‘special services of the regime’, will be able to harm their unity.