State Audit Office studying AstraZeneca vaccination delay in Georgia
Health Minister Ekaterine Tikaradze says the State Audit Office will find out the reason of the delay. Photo: Dado Ruvic/Reuters
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Georgia is waiting for the results of its State Audit Office studying the recent delay in AstraZeneca vaccination in Tbilisi.
Over 25 individuals registered for vaccination on June 21 were not able to receive the vaccine at the Republic hospital, Infectious Disease hospital and Khechinashvili hospitals due to certain logistic issues.
Saying the lack of the vaccines was unexpected, Head of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Amiran Gamkrelidze says everyone who has failed to receive their respective shots will be vaccinated as soon as possible.
Georgia started vaccination in mid-March after it received 43,200 doses of AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine.
Unpaid fines with a total value of 76 million GEL (about 24.09m/€20.16m) will be written off for 245,000 Georgian citizens and 344 legal entities for not wearing facemasks and staying out of isolation or quarantine, announces Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili. He added that the bill to write off the fines was sent to the parliament today and will be approved 'in the shortest period of time'.
The Parliament of Georgia has extended the right of the government of Georgia to impose Covid-19 restrictions until January 1, 2022. In total 78 members of the parliament voted in favour and 22 against the extension in the 150-member parliament.
Municipal buses and Tbilisi Metro will serve passengers from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m starting July 1, reports the press office of Tbilisi City Hall.
Georgia is lifting several coronavirus restrictions following today's meeting of the Interagency Coordination Council, announces the government of Georgia. Starting today, wearing a face mask in outdoor space will no longer be mandatory, while the restriction remains in force in gathering places such as bus stops, public transport and indoor spaces.
34,104 tests were conducted around the country in the past 24 hours. 20,282 of the 34,104 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 13,822 were PCR tests. The country has had 362,183 cases of coronavirus since February 26, 2020. 2.45 per cent of tested individuals had Covid-19 in the past 14 days.348,267 of the 362,183 patients have recovered, while 5,237 have died from the virus.
Georgia has confirmed 20 cases of the Delta Covid-19 variant, Head of the National Disease Control Center (NCDC) Amiran Gamkrelidze says. Gamkrelidze also said that up to 15-20% of people in Georgia are being infected with this particular strain.
Georgia has reported 754 new cases of Covid-19 after conducting a total of 35,928 tests over the last 24 hours. Out of the 754 new cases 435 were reported in Tbilisi.
14,074 tests were conducted around the country in the past 24 hours. 6,102 of the 14,074 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 7,972 were PCR tests. The country has had 363,874 cases of coronavirus since February 26, 2020. 2.47 per cent of tested individuals had Covid-19 in the past 14 days.350,466 of the 363,874 patients have recovered, while 5,275 have died from the virus.
28,617 tests were conducted around the country in the past 24 hours. 15,164 of the 28,617 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 13,453 were PCR tests. The country has had 366,078 cases of coronavirus since February 26, 2020. 2.59 per cent of tested individuals had Covid-19 in the past 14 days.351,747 of the 366,078 patients have recovered, while 5,316 have died from the virus.
Georgia has received 5,000 doses of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccines gifted by Austria earlier today.