A 30-year-old woman has died in Georgia’s western town of Chiatura yesterday, with the cause of death being an alleged viral disease.
The Head of National Disease Control Centre, Amiran Gamkrelidze said that the reason behind her death is not the seasonal flu, which has spread throughout the country.
Unfortunately, an analysis could not be made on time as the woman died very soon… An investigation continues. We have preliminary information that the patient had a high temperature and she was taken to the hospital on time, but the doctors couldn’t save her”, said Gamkrelidze.
Gamkrelidze also noted that a high temperature might be a symptom of many diseases and he cannot blame the ambulance doctors.
The investigation is underway and all questions will be answered afterwards”, noted Amiran Gamkrelidze.
Doctors say that the patient was taken to the Geo Hospitals Clinic in Chiatura on January 7, she died about an hour and half after being hospitalized.