IDFI releases new report: how much has Georgia spent on quarantine spaces, coronavirus hospitals?
Georgia has had 174,383 cases of coronavirus since February. Photo: Emergency Situation Coordination and Urgent Assistance Centre.
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The government spent 200 million GEL on the procurement of hotel and hospital services between March 21 to November 15, says the Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI) in its new report named ‘COVID-19 related State Procurements’.
In the same period, the Georgian National Tourism Administration spent over 78 million GEL on the procurement of the goods and services required for the implementation of quarantining returning citizens and others entering the country.
Between July to November, the Social Service Agency requested an agreement for receiving 98.5 million GEL from the State Procurement Agency for the purposes of preparing additional beds at the hospitals,” says the IDFI.
The Social Service Agency allocated a sum of 625,537 GEL from July to November for the purposes of supporting medical personnel in quarantine/field conditions. Additionally, 300,000 GEL was allocated in November for the same purposes.
The analyzed data has shown that the largest share of the funds is spent on Covid-19 hotels and mobilization of hospitals,” says the IDFI.
The organisation recommends that the State Procurement Agency should guarantee the publication of the information in the electronic system in an open, processable format.
It also notes that the State Procurement Agency should create a separate category for procurements related to Covid-19.
Alternatively, it should facilitate the collection of the information pertaining to these procurements and publish them in a processable format notes the institute.
Georgia has reported 4,734 new cases, 3,895 recoveries and 38 deaths in the past 24 hours. 20,959 tests have been conducted in the past 24 hours around the country; 13,166 of the 20,959 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 7,793 were PCR tests. Georgia has had 174,383 cases of coronavirus since February. 145,287 of the 174,383 individuals have recovered, while 1,614 others have died. 27,456 individuals remain infected with Covid-19 in Georgia as of today.
179 medical workers have tested positive for the coronavirus currently, said Head of Georgia’s National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Amiran Gamkrelidze earlier today.
Treatment of a coronavirus patient in hospital costs on average 2,000 GEL which does not include investments in oxygen stocks and staff training, said Deputy Health Minister Tamar Gabunia.
Georgia has allocated 89,900,000 GEL (about $28.09m/€26.02m) for the implementation of a health programme for 2020 to manage COVID-19. Quarantine spaces, except for the Abastumani Lung Center, will receive not more than 100 GEL per day for each beneficiary.
Georgia has reported 4,570 new cases, 3,045 recoveries and 43 deaths in the past 24 hours. 19,636 tests have been conducted in the past 24 hours around the country; 11,718 of the 19,636 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 7,918 were PCR tests. Georgia has had 178,953 cases of coronavirus since February. 148,332 of the 178,953 individuals have recovered, while 1,657 others have died. 28,938 individuals remain infected with Covid-19 in Georgia as of today.
Georgia has reported 4,146 new cases, 2,129 recoveries and 37 deaths in the past 24 hours. 18,854 tests have been conducted in the past 24 hours around the country; 11,089 of the 18,854 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 7,805 were PCR tests. Georgia has had 183,099 cases of coronavirus since February. 150,461 of the 183,099 individuals have recovered, while 1,694 others have died. 30,918 individuals remain infected with Covid-19 in Georgia as of today.
Georgia has reported a total of 3,907 new cases of coronavirus after conducting 7,843 PCR and 11,064 rapid tests over the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, 3,780 people have recovered from COVID-19, while other 50 have unfortunately died.