Elderly individuals to be provided with food from soup kitchens throughout Tbilisi
Individuals who are unable to get to the care homes, are able to leave a message via hotline and volunteers will bring food to their apartments. Photo: 1TV.ge.
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Elderly beneficiaries of care homes in Tbilisi will receive food for free starting from today, as soup kitchens have temporarily closed in order to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus-Covid-19, reports the press office of Tbilisi City Hall.
Individuals who are unable to get to the care homes, are able to leave a message via hotline and volunteers will bring food to their apartments, reports the press office of Tbilisi City Hall.
Every district in Tbilisi has its own volunteers who have been retrained by the City Hall in recent days”, said the City Hall.
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