Georgian first graders to start school year in October
The ministry also announced that due to the improving epidemiological situation in Georgia, 'it is highly probable' that in most of the schools across the country, in-person studies will be restored from October 4. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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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.
Earlier it was announced that at least all public schools, universities and vocational education facilities around the country would offer online lessons between September 15 and October 4, while kindergartners, both public and private, would be closed.
As for private schools, the ministry says that it is up to them to choose whether to start studies of first graders in a distance format on September 15, or from October 4 in classrooms.
The ministry also announced that due to the improving epidemiological situation in Georgia, 'it is highly probable' that in most of the schools across the country, in-person studies will be restored from October 4.
Georgia has reported 2,571 new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours. 8.73% of tested individuals had Covid-19 in the past 14 days.
The Ministry of Health of Georgia has developed an application to read QR codes containing information about an individual’s PCR test results of the past 72 hours, whether an individual has recovered from Covid-19 in the past six months and how many doses of the Covid-19 vaccine a citizen has received.
Public transport in all large Georgian cities will resume operations from September 13 while sports competitions in the country will be held without spectators in attendance, Chief of the Operational Staff of the Interagency Coordination Council Giorgi Gibradze announced today. The Georgian government imposed a three-week-long restrictions on August 12 as the new cases of coronavirus and daily deaths started to hit record numbers.
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. 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 2,571 new cases of coronavirus, 3,668 recoveries and 60 deaths in the past 24 hours. 35,153 remain infected with Covid-19 in Georgia. 29,449 tests were conducted around the country in the past 24 hours. 21,313 of the 29,449 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 8,236 were PCR tests. The country has had 570,493 cases of coronavirus since February 26, 2020.
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.
Georgia has reported 2,533 new cases of Covid-19 in Georgia after conducting a total of 34,383 tests over the last 24 hours. Out of the 2,533 new cases 924 were reported in Tbilisi.
Public transport in all large Georgian cities have resumed operations from today, while other regulations such as wearing face masks in open and closed spaces, holding sports competitions without spectators and online studies remain in force. In order to curb the spread of coronavirus the Georgian government imposed the above coronavirus restrictions on August 12.
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%.