Georgian president will not participate in large-scale events due to surge of Covid-19 cases
The reception of Georgian Olympians will no longer be held as well in the President’s administration. Photo: Georgian President's administration press office.
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Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili will not participate in large-scale events due to the surge of coronavirus cases in the country, the Georgian president’s administration announced today.
The official statement also reads that Georgian President Zurabishvili cancels all planned large-scale meetings in the administration of the President of Georgia.
The reception of Georgian Olympians will no longer be held as well in the administration.
President [Zurabishvili] calls on everyone to take care of each other, follow the regulations, epidemiologists’ recommendations and get vaccinated,” says the statement.
Georgia has reported 2,236 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours and 74 deaths in the past two days.
Currently, 641,242 people have received a coronavirus vaccine in the country and 197,118 of them are fully vaccinated.
Vaccination against Covid-19 in Georgia is available with Pfizer, Sinopharm, Sinovac and AstraZeneca vaccines on the registration portal https://booking.moh.gov.ge.
Registration for the second dose of Pfizer vaccine will start on August 15, announces Deputy Health Minister Tamar Gabunia. She said that an average of 20,000 people a day have been vaccinated in the country over the last three days, which is 'a good indicator'.
Wearing facemasks outdoors where at least five people have gathered has become mandatory and holding social events such as weddings, funeral feasts and birthdays are prohibited starting tomorrow in Georgia, representative of the Interagency Coordination Council Giorgi Ghibradze announced earlier today.
Georgia has reported 2,236 new cases of coronavirus earlier today. Currently 40,233 individuals remain infected with Covid-19 in the country.23,439 tests were conducted around the country in the past 24 hours. 12,524 of the 23,439 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 10,915 were PCR tests. 3,146 individuals have recovered and 44 have died from the virus in the past 24 hours. The country has had 450,149 cases of coronavirus since February 26, 2020.
Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili stated earlier today that another lockdown in Georgia would be ‘absolutely unjustified’ as the country has imported more than two million doses of coronavirus vaccine. Georgian government head noted that the lockdown won’t defeat the virus and underscored that mostly it is possible through vaccination.
Registration for the second dose of the Pfizer vaccine has started today in Georgia, while vaccination will begin on August 15. The registration is available via https://booking.moh.gov.ge. Georgian Deputy Health Minister Tamar Gabunia said that an average of 20,000 people a day have been vaccinated in the country over the last three days, which is 'a good indicator'.
102-year-old Georgian woman Emine Jorbenadze has got her first dose of Pfizer vaccine in the high-mountainous Georgian region of Adjara. She is now the eldest Georgian woman vaccinated against Covid-19, says the Ministry of Health of Adjara.
Georgia has reported 5,352 new cases of coronavirus, 2,635 recoveries and 48 deaths in the past 24 hours. 45,832 remain infected with Covid-19 in Georgia.The Georgian Health Ministry has plans to send new recommendations to the government by the end of the week to curb the spread of the virus.50,430 tests were conducted around the country in the past 24 hours. 30,564 of the 50,430 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 19,866 were PCR tests.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili on the 900th anniversary of the Battle of Didgori where the kingdom of Georgia won over the Great Seljuq Empire stated that today Georgia has a battle with the pandemic, noting that ‘the only key to victory has been and is in our unity.’