No internal transmission of coronavirus reported in Georgia as number of infected stands at 23
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Head of the National Disease Control Centre (NCDC) of Georgia Amiran Gamkrelidze says that no internal transmission of Covid-19 virus has even reported inside the country and all 23 Georgian citizens who have tested positive for the virus were either in Italy, Iran, or had contact with individuals who traveled in Italy.
He said that 11 of the 23 infected individuals belong to two families whose members traveled to Italy in February 2020.
Of the 23 infected, with eight new cases confirmed late yesterday, two were infected in Iran, while all the other cases are connected with Italy.
It has been confirmed that one of the 23 is a 12-year-old child who suffers from a mild form of the virus.
All those Georgian citizens who have been evacuated from Italy are now under quarantine in Georgia. Photo: NCDC.
The health condition of only one infected individual is severe, but ‘stable and manageable’, doctors say.
As of now 126 are under quarantine in Georgia, while 46 others remain at hospitals as they travelled in countries which have numerous cases of the virus or had contact with people who travelled to such countries.
- 119,217 cases of the coronavirus have been confirmed worldwide as of March 11, with most of the cases in China, Italy, Iran and South Korea.
- The virus has killed 4,299.
- More than 66,000 have recovered.
- Turkey reported its first case of Covid-19 earlier today.
Georgia has evacuated 156 citizens from Italy today via a charter flight by Georgian Airways as the Italian government has placed the entire country under lockdown. After thermal screening, the passengers will be placed in quarantine for 14 days.
Georgian patrol police will monitor people in self-isolation and under quarantine in Georgia to further prevent the spread of Covid-19 virus, head of the National Disease Control Centre Amiran Gamkrelidze said earlier today. He stated that as of now 178 people are under quarantine in Georgia and 1,108 others in self-isolation as they have visited countries with numerous cases of the respiratory infection.
Georgia has confirmed two new cases of Covid-19 early today, bringing the total number of infected individuals in the country to 15. One of the two Georgian citizens who recently tested positive for the virus came from Spain but had ‘long and frequent contacts with Italians,’ while another had contact with the Georgians who traveled to Italy earlier this month and got infected there.
The government of Georgia, the National Bank of Georgia (NBG) and commercial banks are teaming up to mitigate the negative impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on the tourism sector of the country. PM Gakharia and the chief executive officers of commercial banks signed an agreement earlier today, which will come up with an action plan to support the tourism sector in the coming days.
Georgia has eight new confirmed cases of COVID-19 increasing the total number of infected individuals to 23. Reportedly, all of the eight infected individuals had contact with those who have tested positive for coronavirus earlier. Head of Tbilisi Infectious Disease Hospital Tengiz Tsertsvadze that the new cases are again connected with Italy.
Georgian Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Environment Iuri Nozadze has tested positive for the Covid-19 virus, the ministry confirmed earlier today. Nozadze is among the eight individuals who tested positive for the virus yesterday. The ministry says that Nozadze’s family member tested positive for the virus last week and since that time he has been in isolation.
Yet another individual has tested positive for the new China-born coronavirus in Georgia, increasing the total number of infected individuals to 24. Head of the National Disease Control Centre (NCDC) of Georgia Amiran Gamkrelidze reported today that this new case is also connected with Italy.