Georgian medical experts: COVID daily cases may exceed 7,000
The coronavirus vaccination rate remains low in Georgia amid large political rallies in the country. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Georgian health officials and medical experts are expecting coronavirus daily cases to exceed 7,000 amid a low rate of vaccination, not adhering to mandatory guidelines, and large political rallies across the country.
We are facing a coronavirus genocide,” medical expert, professor Devi Tabidze stated earlier today.
COVID-19 has claimed 10,185 lives in Georgia since April 2020, while 49,114 remain infected with the virus in the country.
Daily infections have ranged between 4,000-5,000 over the past several days and are maintaining an upward trend.
Overall, 1,040,022 individuals have received at least one dose of the vaccine in the country since March 2021, while 944,520 people have been fully vaccinated, out of 3.7 million.
The information meetings about COVID-19 vaccination continue. This time we met with the teachers from Mtskheta, Tianeti and Kazbegi municipalities. Teachers received answers from prominent doctors. The meeting was organized by UNICEF, in cooperation with MoES, and @NCDCGeorgia. pic.twitter.com/CnHDFvGZQ6
— UNICEF Georgia (@unicefgeorgia) November 1, 2021
Only 3,868 individuals have received Pfizer, Sinivac or Sinopharm vaccine in the past 24 hours.
Georgian state officials say that ‘neither the public transport will stop, nor additional restrictions will be imposed,’ to curb the spread of the virus, stating that more focus should be made on persuading the public to receive the vaccine.
The head of the Infectious Disease and AIDS Center, Tengiz Tsertsvadze, says that he is also against the renewal of restrictions, which affect the economy, but approves allowing privileges for vaccinated individuals.
I believe that stronger control on existing restrictions and introduction of COVID-19 green passports will curb the further spread of the virus,” Tsertsvadze said.
The Georgian National Center for Disease Control proposed COVID-19 ‘green passports’ to the government at the end of October.
Opposition rally in central Tbilisi after municipal election run-offs on October 30. The ruling party also held a large rally in Tbilisi before the run-offs. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
COVID-19 ‘green passports,’ if they are allowed in Georgia, will contain information on the vaccination status of an individual, PCR test results, and confirmation of recovery from COVID-19, if such exists.
Those with passports will have greater access to services compared to unvaccinated individuals.
Georgian health officials say that currently hospitals are able to receive critical and serious coronavirus patients. However, resources are limited.
A total of 6,546 patients are undergoing treatment in hospitals as of today.
The country has had 732,965 cases of coronavirus since February 26, 2020, of which 673,640 patients have recovered, while 10,185 have died from the virus.