Education Ministry: 46% of teachers fully vaccinated in Georgia
Head of Georgia’s National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Amiran Gamkrelidze said on August 27 that if 80% of Georgian teachers are not fully-vaccinated, the Interagency Coordination Council will not recommend opening schools. Photo Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Forty-six per cent of teachers have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 in Georgia as of August 31, the Ministry of Education and Science told Interpressnews agency today.
The press office of the Ministry of Education said that the rate of vaccination is increasing daily.
The rate of vaccination is high not only in the ministry, but also in higher educational institutions and schools. The number of vaccinated teachers has increased from nine to 46 per cent in the last month “, the Ministry said.
Head of Georgia’s National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Amiran Gamkrelidze said on August 27 that if 80% of Georgian teachers are not fully-vaccinated, the Interagency Coordination Council will not recommend opening schools.
Public transport in all big cities of Georgia, which was scheduled to resume on September 4, will not work until September 13, while in-person studies have been postponed until October 4 in the country to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Inter-city transport will continue to operate. Between September 15 and October 4 at least all public schools, universities and vocational education facilities around the country will offer online lessons, while kindergartners, both public and private, will be closed.
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.
Food facilities and bars will only be allowed to work in Georgia until 22:00 instead of 23:00, announces Chief of the Operational Staff of the Interagency Coordination Council Giorgi Gibradze. He added that strict control over the implementation of the imposed regulations in relation to food outlets will continue.
The Georgian government has imposed coronavirus restrictions between August 14 and September 4 to curb the spread of coronavirus. The restrictions are as follows: Public transport will not work between August 14 and September 4. Intercity transport will work in a regular manner. The government promises they will ensure regular transportation of people (in Tbilisi, Batumi, Kutaisi and Rustavi) to main hospitals or clinics to receive the coronavirus vaccine.
Georgia has reported 3,886 new cases of coronavirus, 4,103 recoveries and 74 deaths in the past 24 hours. In total, 52,162 tests have been conducted around the country of which 30,129 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 22,033 were PCR tests. Currently 48,672 individuals remain infected with Covid-19. Since February 26, 2020 Georgia has had 553,697 cases of coronavirus, 497,517 recoveries and 7,482 deaths.
Georgia has reported 81 coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours which is a record high figure since the country confirmed its first case of Covid-19 at the end of February 2020. In the past 24 hours the country reported 3,212 new cases of coronavirus and 5,017 recoveries. In total, 40,435 tests have been conducted around the country of which 24,334 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 16,101 were PCR tests.
Head of the National Center for Disease Control Amiran Gamkrelidze has called on politicians running for local seats in the October 2 municipal elections to promote coronavirus vaccination in their election campaign. "The main slogan [of the parties] during the election campaign should be [aimed at encouraging the public] to get vaccinated”, Gamkrelidze has told journalists.
First grade students will start their first school year on October 4 in all cities and villages of Georgia where the Covid-19 infection rate is below 4%, announces the Ministry of Education of Georgia. "This decision applies only to public schools and is based on the pedagogical opinion that the first school experience of first graders should be conducted in a classroom environment, surrounded by classmates and teachers", reports the ministry.
Children over 12 year of age with chronic diseases will soon be able to receive Covid-19 vaccines in Georgia, pediatrician and National Immunisation Board member Temur Mikeladze has stated today.
The new school year started in Georgia today, but due to the epidemiological situation in the country students will not be able to attend lessons in classrooms, but will start studies online. However, Georgian Minister of Education Mikheil Chkhenkeli said that studies will continue in person starting October 4 in all cities and villages of Georgia where the infection rate is below 4%. The school year started today for all but first grade students, who will start their first school year on October 4 in classrooms, again if the infection rate is below 4%.