100 coronavirus cases in Georgia, including one nurse
The first case of infection was registered on February 26 in the country and a state of emergency was announced on March 21. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia has confirmed earlier today that 100 cases of the coronavirus have been confirmed in Georgia since the outbreak.
One of the infected is a nurse, infected while on duty.
Though 18 have recovered, the number of infected people is concerning. In the case of three patients, the source of the infection cannot be identified. A healthcare worker has been infected and this fact gives us the opportunity to take further and tougher steps”, said Gakharia.
Gakharia has announced a nationwide curfew starting tomorrow ‘to effectively contain the spread of coronavirus in Georgia’.
PM Gakharia said that people in several regions refuse to stick to the rules which has made it necessary to declare a lockdown across the country.
- Starting March 31, a curfew will be in effect from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m.
- All public transport, including the metro, will be suspended.
- People over 70 will be allowed out only if they go to the nearest market, pharmacy or hospital.
- Everyone must have ID documents with them.
On March 28, the Head of the Georgian National Centre for Disease Control Amiran Gamkrelidze said that two sources of COVID-19 transmission out of the 85 confirmed cases could not be identified, which means that it is ‘highly likely’ Georgia is experiencing the internal transmission of COVID-19.
As of now, 18 individuals have recovered from coronavirus in Georgia. The first case of infection was registered on February 26 in the country and a state of emergency was announced on March 21.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia has announced a nationwide curfew starting tomorrow at 8 a.m, ‘to effectively contain the spread of coronavirus in Georgia’. Speaking at a special briefing earlier today, Gakharia said that the government has made ‘fast, brave and effective’ decisions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, that is why the country has only had 100 confirmed cases of the virus since February 2020, including 18 recovered.
Georgian Agriculture Ministry will spend 16 million GEL ($4.86 mln/€4.42 mln) to make sugar, oil and pasta stocks in the country due to the coronavirus outbreak.The ministry will buy 5,000 tonnes of sugar, 500 tonnes of pasta and 1.5 tonnes of sunflower oil.
A new hospital has opened in the village of Rukhi located about a kilometre from Enguri Bridge, which connects Russia-occupied Abkhazia with the rest of Georgia. Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia said the new hospital will offer qualitative care to people living on both sides of the occupation line.
Specialists from foreign states are consulting Georgian epidemiologists on their success in containing the coronavirus, announced the head of Tbilisi Infectious Disease Hospital Tengiz Tsertsvadze on Imedi TV’s 'Imedis Kvira'.
The Georgian Interior Ministry has registered 46 cases of violations of the state of emergency during the last 24 hours throughout Georgia.
Tougher restrictions to contain the spread of COVID-19 go into force today, including a nationwide curfew that will be in effect from 21:00 – 06:00. Public transport has also been suspended, and the public cannot gather in groups of more than three people. The measures will be in place until at least April 21. Georgia has had 110 confirmed cases of the virus starting from February 26, 2020.
More than 2,200 individuals have been tested for coronavirus in Georgia since February 26, 2020 and only 110 have been positive.
Despite the state of emergency and a nationwide curfew that aim to contain the spread of COVID-19 in Georgia, there are 18 economic activities that still continue in the country. The government of Georgia is authorised to additionally specify a list of those economic activities that are not restricted and whose operation is necessary during an emergency.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia has thanked EU Ambassador Carl Hartzell and US Ambassador Kelly Degnan for their efforts to provide rapid support for Georgia in the fight against the coronavirus. Gakharia said that the support of the country’s partners will be particularly essential in the post-crisis period to help the economy.