Week-long public holidays begin in Georgia to prevent spread of coronavirus
The commission discussed the epidemiological situation in Georgia during a virtual meeting on April 9 stressing the importance of public responsibility in maintaining health recommendations to avoid a so-called third wave of the virus. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Week-long public holidays begin in Georgia today to reduce public mobility and curb the spread of the coronavirus.
The interagency commission recommended employers allow their employees to work from home.
The commission discussed the epidemiological situation in Georgia during a virtual meeting on April 9 stressing the importance of public responsibility in maintaining health recommendations to avoid a so-called third wave of the virus.
The interagency commission calls on Georgian citizens to:
- Wear face masks
- Maintain social distancing
- Avoid large social gatherings
Georgia has reported 788 new cases of coronavirus, 1,206 recoveries and 20 deaths in the past 24 hours.
Meanwhile, Georgian health officials have warned of a potential third wave of coronavirus in the country if individuals refuse to receive the vaccine and act in line with recommendations.
A week following Orthodox Easter on May 4-11 has been declared public holiday in Georgia to curb the possible spread of the coronavirus. The interagency commission led by Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has also given out the recommendation to employers to move to remote work.
Georgian health officials have warned of a potential third wave of coronavirus in the country if individuals refuse to receive the vaccine and act in line with recommendations.
Georgia has reported 788 new cases of coronavirus, 1,206 recoveries and 20 deaths in the past 24 hours.
Head of Georgia’s National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Amiran Gamkrelidze has received the Chinese Sinopharm coronavirus vaccine live on TV earlier today. Georgia received 100,000 doses of the Sinopharm vaccine, which is an inactivated vaccine, earlier in April. The vaccine has around a 78% efficacy rate and is likely to be approved by the World Health Organisation by the end of this week. Gamkrelidze stated that ‘it is symbolic I was the first who received the vaccine in Georgia,’ adding that that the vaccine has already been used in 45 foreign states.
In total 400 restaurants operating in the Georgian capital city of Tbilisi will receive one-time financial assistance from Tbilisi City Hall next week, announces the Tbilisi City Hall. During the week-long holidays announced in Georgia on May 4 to prevent the spread of coronavirus, the funding process was suspended.