Public service halls, community centres to issue Covid cards starting today
Health Minister Ekaterine Tikaradze and Minister of Justice Rati Bregadze used the recently introduced service themselves and received the cards. Photo: Public service Hall.
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Georgian public service halls and community centres in various regions of Georgia have started issuing Covid cards for Georgian citizens, the Georgian government administration announces.
Covid cards will contain the following information:
- vaccination status
- recent PCR test results
- QR code of vaccination
- personal data
Georgian citizens will be able to get a Covid card in all public service halls and community centres nationwide.
The application submission for the card is free of charge and only identification (ID) cards are required.
The Covid card can be verified by an apostille in public service halls and community centres if an individual needs it for presenting abroad.
Health Minister Ekaterine Tikaradze and Minister of Justice Rati Bregadze observed the process of issuing Covid cards earlier today in the public service hall of Tbilisi.
The ministers used the recently introduced service themselves and received the cards.
Vaccination against Covid-19 in Georgia is available with the Pfizer, Sinopharm, Sinovac and AstraZeneca vaccines.
A total of 586,608 people have been vaccinated only once in Georgia, while 245,207 individuals are fully vaccinated.
Mandatory testing for Covid-19 will not be free of charge for unvaccinated Georgian citizens starting September 15, Head of Georgia’s National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Amiran Gamkrelidze announced earlier today.
Georgia has reported 6,208 new cases of coronavirus, 3,539 recoveries and 47 deaths in the past 24 hours. 54,763 remain infected with Covid-19 in Georgia currently.47,872 tests were conducted around the country in the past 24 hours. 33,873 of the 47,872 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 13,999 were PCR tests. The country has had 490,462 cases of coronavirus since February 26, 2020.
The Georgian Defence Forces will be involved in the vaccination process for its effective implementation to combat the surge of coronavirus, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has ordered earlier today.
Ambassadors of the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the EU Mission to Georgia have called on Georgian citizens to get vaccinated ‘to protect themselves and their loved ones.'
The Georgian Health Ministry asks the public to request a written explanation if a doctor refuses to vaccinate them and to send the document to the Regulation of Medical and Pharmaceutical Activities’ agency.
Vaccinated individuals can receive a certification of their status for the purpose of traveling abroad at the medical institution where they received their jab, the Georgian Health Ministry stated today. The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) will also issue a certificate of vaccination for Covid-19. At the request of the receiving country, this certificate can be verified by an apostille from the Public Service Development Agency.
Georgia has reported 5,914 new cases of coronavirus, 3,316 recoveries and 49 deaths in the past 24 hours.
A large new Covid-19 vaccination centre will open today at Georgian National University (SEU), where the public will be able to receive Pfizer, Sinovac and Sinopharm vaccines against Covid-19 without any prior registration, announces the Ministry of Health of Georgia.
Paramedics and ambulance personnel in Georgia will receive 500 GEL (about $160/€136) salary supplements, Georgian Health Minister Ekaterine Tikaradze has announced today.
Georgia has reported 4,921 new cases of coronavirus, 4,471 recoveries and 58 deaths in the past 24 hours. 57,704 remain infected with Covid-19 in Georgia currently.49,468 tests were conducted around the country in the past 24 hours. 29,152 of the 49,468 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 20,316 were PCR tests. The country has had 501,297 cases of coronavirus since February 26, 2020.
Vaccination rates for teachers in Georgia stand at 40%, Deputy Minister of Education Ekaterine Dgebuadze stated earlier today.
The Tbilisi Public Service Hall has hosted a delegation from the United Arab Emirates and introduced the officials to innovations in public services at the venue as part of the Government Exchange Programme.