Georgian Health Minister: planned operations to be postponed until March 1, 2021
Tikaradze said that there were cases when an individual who was not infected with Covid-19 went to the clinic for a specific operation and after the operation he/she was confirmed positive with the infection. Photo: Ministry of Health.
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Planned operations will be postponed until March 1, 2021 announced Georgian Health Minister Ekaterina Tikaradze.
We have had a number of cases where an individual who was not infected with Covid-19 went to the clinic for a specific operation and after the operation he/she was confirmed positive with the infection. Therefore, we decided to limit planned surgeries and postpone the delay until March 1," Tikaradze told local Imedi TV.
Georgia has reported 3,958 new cases of coronavirus today, of which 2,157 were registered in the capital city of Tbilisi, 417 in the Black Sea Adjara region and 537 in the Imereti region.
As for recoveries, 3,531 people recovered in the past 24 hours while the total number of recoveries has reached 89,170.
In total, 36 people died from coronavirus in Georgia in the past 24 hours. Since February 26, the day when the coronavirus case was first registered in Georgia, the country has reported 1,012 deaths.
Georgia has had 108,690 cases of coronavirus since February 26, 2020.
Georgia has reported 3,958 new cases of coronavirus, of which 2,157 were registered in the capital city of Tbilisi, 417 in the Black Sea Adjara region and 537 in the Imereti region. As for recoveries, 3,531 people recovered in the past 24 hours while the total number of recoveries has reached 89,170.
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Georgia has reported 3,768 new cases of coronavirus, 4,055 recoveries and 41 deaths in the past 24 hours. Borjomi and Bakuari bishop Lazare is among the deceased individuals. He had cancer and later he tested positive for coronavirus. The Head of Infectious Diseases and AIDS Centre Tengiz Tsertsvadze, who tested positive for coronavirus earlier this week, has been transported to hospital as his health condition has worsened.
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Georgian health officials have welcomed the new coronavirus regulations introduced by the Georgian government today, while the opposition parties have called them ‘irresponsible and unreasonable.’
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