Coordination council to specify date for COVID-19 ‘green passport’ activation soon
Overall 944,520 people are fully vaccinated in Georgia amounting to 33.1% of the country’s population; while only 3,868 individuals received a COVID-19 vaccine dose yesterday. Photo: Ministry of Health press office.
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The coordination council is reviewing the COVID-19 ‘green passport’ package, proposed by the Georgian National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) in late October, and working to specify the date of its activation, Deputy Health Minister Tamar Gabunia announced earlier today.
She noted that so far the ‘green pass’ mechanism has been used in the country only in several cases such as large conferences and sporting events, emphasising that it should ‘be used wider.’
The Green Pass mechanism is accompanied by a number of ethical aspects which are already being worked on and will be ready in the near future,” Gabunia said.
COVID-19 ‘green passports’ will contain information on the vaccination status of an individual, PCR test results, and confirmation of recovery from COVID-19, if such exists.
Overall 49,114 people remain infected with Covid-19 in Georgia as of November 3. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
Gabunia also stated that ‘green passports’ will be used for ‘epidemiologically risky events’ particularly in restaurants and hotels, noting however that such documents might not be required for grocery stores or pharmacies.
Now the key is to be epidemically safe while taking part in risky events - it is a choice of vaccination and a matter of testing,” Gabunia noted.
Overall 944,520 people are fully vaccinated in Georgia amounting to 33.1% of the country’s population; while only 3,868 individuals received a COVID-19 vaccine dose yesterday.
Georgia registered 6,024 new cases of coronavirus and 49 deaths in the last 24 hours with the positivity rate up to 9.13% in the past 14 days.
Georgia has reported 6,024 new cases of coronavirus, 3,818 recoveries and 49 deaths in the past 24 hours. The positivity rate has gone up to 9.13% in the past 14 days as of November 3.
“About 15,000 doses of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine have expired in Georgia”, Head of the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) Amiran Gamkrelidze said earlier today.
“The government of Georgia has no plans to impose further coronavirus restrictions”, said Health Minister Ekaterine Tikaradze. Tikaradze denied rumours of traffic restrictions, noting that if someone is spreading disinformation, they are ‘trying to mislead the public’.
Georgian National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has proposed COVID-19 ‘green passports’ package to the coordination council, the head of the body, Amiran Gamkrelidze, announced earlier today. COVID-19 ‘green passports’ will contain information on the vaccination status of an individual, PCR test results, and confirmation of recovery from COVID-19, if such exists.
Georgia has reported 5,206 new cases of coronavirus, 4,648 recoveries and 53 deaths in the past 24 hours. 48,615 tests were conducted around the country in the past 24 hours. 32,423 of the 48,615 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 16,192 were PCR tests.
Georgian health officials say that additional coronavirus-related restrictions will not be imposed in Georgia despite the surge of COVID-19 cases.
Overall 57 fully vaccinated individuals have died from coronavirus in Georgia, totalling 1% of COVID-19 deaths, while the remaining 99% of people were unvaccinated, Deputy Head of the Georgian National Disease Control Center, Paata Imnadze, announced earlier today.
Covid-19 ‘green’ passes will come into force in Georgia starting December 1, obliging the public to present proof of vaccination, testing or recovery from Covid-19 when entering certain establishments.
A smartphone application attesting to an individual’s Covid-19 vaccination status in Georgia will soon be released, and will be necessary to enter a number of indoor and outdoor public places starting December 1.