Health officials on soaring coronavirus cases: imposing coronavirus restrictions not on agenda
The head of Georgia's National Center for Disease Control (NCDC), Amiran Gamkrelidze, stated that the country is close to the 60% vaccination rate in the three regions of Georgia. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Georgian health officials say that additional coronavirus-related restrictions will not be imposed in Georgia despite the surge of COVID-19 cases.
Georgia registered 5,206 new cases of coronavirus and 53 deaths in the last 24 hours, with the positivity rate up to 9.34% in the past 14 days.
Deputy Health Minister Tamar Gabunia noted that the country might face the need for field hospitals if cases continue to surge
[A total of] 8,871 beds are mobilised in the hospital [sector], out of which 6,648 are occupied; 1,640 patients are in the intensive care unit and 338 are on artificial ventilation,” Gabunia said.
Overall 49,619 people remain infected with Covid-19 in Georgia. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
Vaccination in Georgia
Overall, 946,395 people are fully vaccinated in Georgia, amounting to 33.1% of the country’s population; while only 3,469 individuals received a COVID-19 vaccine dose on November 3.
The head of Georgia's National Center for Disease Control (NCDC), Amiran Gamkrelidze, stated that the country is close to the 60% vaccination rate in the three regions of Georgia.
The Georgian government aims to vaccinate 30,000 people daily in order to reach its vaccination goal of 60% of the country’s population by the end of this year.
Gamkrelidze reported that in Tbilisi, 50% of the adult population has been vaccinated so far, while in the Black Sea region of Adjara, and in western Georgia's Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti region, more than 45% have received a vaccine.
Image: datacov.mog.gov.ge.
Deputy Minister Gabunia noted that 3,000-4,000 people in the country received booster doses of a COVID-19 vaccine since the beginning of October after the Immunisation Council’s approval.
She also announced that the council recommended booster doses for individuals over the age of 18 as well.
‘Green Passports’
Gabunia stated that regulations, such as wearing face masks and social distancing, will remain in force in case of the introduction of so-called green passports, noting that it ‘can not replace any of the regulations.’
[Green passport] is one of the mechanisms to create an extra incentive for people who have not been vaccinated. This is one of the means and not the only one,” Gabunia noted.
Currently, 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.
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.
A total of 10,238 people have died in Georgia due to coronavirus complications since the beginning of the pandemic.
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.
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.
“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.
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.
The Polish government has gifted 468,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine to Georgia which will enter the country by the end of the week.
A total of 117 medical workers and 17 pregnant women have died from Covid-19 in Georgia since the outbreak of the virus in February 2020 as of October 1, 2021, the Georgian National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says in its recently released report. Between February 2020 and October 1, 2021 healthcare workers accounted for 6.4% of total confirmed cases.
Georgia has reported 5,340 new cases of coronavirus, 3,631 recoveries and 62 deaths in the past 24 hours.
Georgia has reported 2,191 new cases of coronavirus, 4,348 recoveries and 74 deaths over the last 24 hours.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has announced that pensioners who are vaccinated against COVID-19 before January 1, 2022, will receive 200 GEL (about $63.29 / €54.71) pension bonuses. At a government session held earlier today, Garibashvili said that in order to encourage vaccination among the elderly, pensioners will receive 200 GEL bonuses after their first vaccine doses.
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.
Georgia has reported 6,021 new cases of coronavirus, 3,792 recoveries and 75 deaths over the last 24 hours.