Georgian gov’t to offer incentives to its citizens to encourage them get vaccinated against Covid-19

In Georgia 1,054 hotels were operating in 2020 featuring 26,897 rooms in total, official statistics from the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) show. Geostat says that the total number of rooms decreased by 23.4% year-on-year.

Georgia has reported 4,031 new cases of coronavirus, 4,585 recoveries and 73 deaths in the past 24 hours. In total, 42,744 tests have been conducted around the country of which 25,358 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 17,386 were PCR tests. Since February 26, 2020 Georgia has had 536,202 cases of coronavirus, 473,502 recoveries and 7,101 deaths.

Pregnant Covid-19 patients in Georgia will be able to use online obstetrician and gynaecologist services in the upcoming days, Georgian Deputy Health Minister Tamar Gabunia announced earlier today. She also stated that the coronavirus Delta strain ‘is riskier for pregnant patients than for other individuals.’ 

Only 13% of the government reserve fund has been spent on the Covid-19 pandemic in Georgia in 2020 and in the six months of 2021, says the Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI). The government reserve fund enables the state to cover the costs of unexpected expenses, such as natural disasters, epidemics, ecological and other types of disasters.

Georgia has reported 4,247 new cases of coronavirus, 3,053 recoveries and 74 deaths in the past 24 hours. In total, 45,100 tests have been conducted around the country of which 26,737 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 18,363 were PCR tests. The National Center for Disease Control reports that as of August 28, a total of 1,122,209 vaccinations have been administered in the country.

Georgia has reported 2,669 new cases of coronavirus, 6,177 recoveries and 76 deaths in the past 24 hours. In total, 25,217 tests have been conducted around the country of which 15,027 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 10,190 were PCR tests. Since February 26, 2020 Georgia has had 543,118 cases of coronavirus, 482,732 recoveries and 7,251 deaths.

Georgia has reported 1,915 new cases of coronavirus, 5,929 recoveries and 78 deaths in the past 24 hours. 49,017 remain infected with Covid-19 in Georgia.21,411 tests were conducted around the country in the past 24 hours. 12,305 of the 21,411 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 9,106 were PCR tests. The country has had 545,033 cases of coronavirus since February 26, 2020. 10.44 per cent of tested individuals had Covid-19 in the past 14 days.488,661 of the 545,033 patients have recovered, while 7,329 have died from the virus.

More than thirteen per cent of Georgia’s adult population have been fully vaccinated as of August 29.

Georgia has reported 4,778 new cases of coronavirus, 4,753 recoveries and 79 deaths in the past 24 hours. 48,963 remain infected with Covid-19 in Georgia. 43,741 tests were conducted around the country in the past 24 hours. 31,605 of the 43,741 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 12,136 were PCR tests. The country has had 549,811 cases of coronavirus since February 26, 2020. 

The government of Georgia has decided to introduce a 2.8 million GEL lottery in order to encourage citizens to get vaccinated against Covid-19. The lottery will start on September 13 and will be drawn on a daily basis on the website www.stopcov.lotto.ge at 12:00 p.m. until the end of the year, offering 100 and 500 GEL prizes. 

A total of 160 vaccinated citizens have won cash prizes in a 2.8 million GEL lottery initiated by the Georgian government to boost the Covid-19 vaccination rates in the country which started yesterday. The results of the lottery have been published earlier today on the website www.stopcov.lotto.ge. Out of 160 winners, 10 people won 500 GEL while the remaining 150 individuals won 100 GEL prizes. The lottery will be held every day and winners will be revealed on a daily basis until December 31, 2021.