123 GEL mln from StopCov fund spent to assist children under 18 during pandemic
The StopCov Fiund was created in March 2020 to cope with challenges sparked by the coronavirus in Georgia. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
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The 123 million GEL that has been accumulated in the StopCov foundation aimed to help the citizens get through the coronavirus crisis in Georgia has been spent on 200 GEL assistance for children under 18.
Georgian Finance Minister Lasha Khutsishvili said in his parliamentary address yesterday that a total of 188 million GEL was spent to assist the 930,000 children last year, which included the 123 million GEL from the StopCov Fund.
Khutsishvili has summed up the influence of the Covid-19 pandemic on the Georgian economy and the government's effort to help citizens as well as businesses to overcome the crisis within the 'Minister's Hour' format.
He said in total, the pandemic cost totalled 7.2 billion GEL to the budget for 2020-2021.
The StopCov Fund was created in March 2020 to cope with challenges sparked by the coronavirus in Georgia.
It was created on the basis of the stopcov.ge webpage created by the government of Georgia to inform the public about the coronavirus and provide information about the measures taken by the government to prevent its spread across the country.
Georgian Finance Minister Lasha Khutsishvili has summed up the influence of the Covid-19 pandemic on the Georgian economy and the government's effort to help citizens as well as businesses to overcome the crisis within the 'Minister's Hour' format at the Parliament of Georgia today.
The government of Georgia has created a website - www.stopcov.ge - to inform the public about the coronavirus and provide information about the measures taken by the government to prevent thr spread of the coronavirus across the country.
The government of Georgia's financial assistance significantly has contributed to poverty alleviation, says a microsimulation model report on the pandemic’s effect on the population and child poverty presented by UNICEF and the Georgian government today.
The head and founder of the ruling Georgian Dream party, former PM Bidzina Ivanishvili, has transferred 100 million GEL (about 32 million USD) to the StopCov Fund which was created on March 23 in Georgia to cope with challenges sparked by the coronavirus.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili has received the second shot of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine earlier today. President Zurabishvili received the first dose of the vaccine on March 18.
Georgia has reported 522 new cases of Covid-19 after conducting a total of 21,922 tests over the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, 1,074 individuals have recovered and 14 infected patients have died.
Georgia has reported 311 new cases of coronavirus, 936 recoveries and 12 deaths in the past 24 hours.
Georgia has reported 1,092 new cases of coronavirus, 775 recoveries and 23 deaths in the past 24 hours. In total, 29,734 tests have been conducted around the country of which 20,425 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 9,309 were PCR tests. Since February 26, 2020 Georgia has had 355,368 cases of coronavirus, 341,103 recoveries and 5,083 deaths.
34,668 tests were conducted around the country in the past 24 hours. 19,809 of the 34,668 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 14,859 were PCR tests. The country has had 354,276 cases of coronavirus since February 26, 2020. 2.54 per cent of tested individuals had Covid-19 in the past 14 days.341,775 of the 354,276 patients have recovered, while 5,096 have died from the virus.
31,350 tests were conducted around the country in the past 24 hours. 17,359 of the 31,350 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 13,991 were PCR tests. The country has had 356,920 cases of coronavirus since February 26, 2020. 2.49 per cent of tested individuals had Covid-19 in the past 14 days.342,720 of the 356,920 patients have recovered, while 5,114 have died from the virus.
Covid-19 tests have revealed 769 new cases of the virus in Georgia over the past 24 hours, with 17 deaths from infections.
Covid-19 tests carried out in Georgia over the past 24 hours revealed 521 cases of the virus, with 12 deaths and 911 recoveries.