Georgia reports second case of coronavirus
Georgian citizen who traveled in Italy tested positive for the coronavirus. Photo: 112 international.
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Georgia has confirmed the second case of the new, China-born coronavirus Covid-19.
The infected individual is a Georgian citizen, a 31-year-old woman, who had been travelling to Italy, head of the National Disease Control Centre Amiran Gamkrelidze stated earlier today.
He said that as of now 29 patients remain at the Tbilisi Hospital of Infections Diseases with samples taken of 24 of them.
The individuals had travelled in countries who are experiencing the outbreak of the respiratory infection.
Gamkrelidze said that it is not impossible some of the individuals may test positive.
The number of infected individuals is increasing worldwide, with the virus already spread in 51 foreign states. Six new countries confirmed their first cases of the virus today. As of now the measures for containment of the virus - closing borders and similar - do not work much and more focus is now being made on the isolation of infected people and treatment,” Gamkrelidze said.
Gamkrelidze says that the infected individual arrived in Kutaisi airport from Italy and had no symptoms. He said that the symptoms were revealed only yesterday and the individual addressed doctors. Another individual who had contact with the infect tested negative.
He stated that currently 87 people are under quarantine in Georgia, being observed by medics, in Sachkhere and Abastumani regions of Georgia and at the center of Tuberculosis in Tbilisi.
Georgia confirmed its first case of coronavirus on February 26.
A 50-year-old Georgian citizen, who travelled in Iran and came back to the Georgian border via Azerbaijan by taxi, tested positive for the virus.
Georgia, which paused flights with Iran earlier this month, also imposed restrictions for road travel with the country as soon as the virus was confirmed.
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No new cases of Covid-19 have been reported in Georgia, with 11 patients who have recently come back from countries experiencing an outbreak of the new coronavirus testing negative, head of the Tbilisi Hospital of Infectious Diseases Marina Ezugbaia stated earlier today.She said that the only man having the coronavirus in Georgia feels good and needs no special treatment.
The Russian-controlled Tskhinvali authorities have announced the closure of the last, Kartsmani crossing point in Sachkhere municipality, connecting the region with the rest of Georgia ‘to prevent the spread of coronavirus.’
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia has responded to the detection of the first case of the new, China-born coronavirus Covid-19 in Georgia, stating that ‘there is no reason to panic, as the government is in absolute control of the situation.’ “We have no reason to panic. The Health Ministry, all responsible agencies and the inter-agency council [created to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in the country] are in total control of the situation,” Gakharia said.
Head of the Georgian National Centre for Disease Control Amiran Gamkrelidze announced today that yet another Georgian citizen who recently travelled to Iran has tested positive for the coronavirus, known as COVID-19.
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Eight, who are quarantined in Tbilisi Hospital of Infections Diseases given their recent travel activity to Iran or Italy or contact with people who recently returned from these countries, have tested negative for the new, China-born Covid-19 virus. As of now 19 individuals remain in hospital, with only three cases of coronavirus detection.
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The Russian controlled Tskhinvali region has requested ‘vital medical products’ from Russia amid Russia’s recent temporary ban on various medical products, including face masks.
Five people have tested positive for the new coronavirus COVID-19 in Georgia increasing the total number of people infected in the country to nine. Head of the Georgian National Centre for Disease Control Amiran Gamkrelidze made the announcement at the recent news briefing today.