Kindergartens in Gurjaani will not open due to spike in COVID-19 cases
“We were told that the opening of kindergartens would further aggravate the already difficult epidemic situation, therefore operations cannot be resumed,” the association says. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Kindergartens in eastern Georgia’s Gurjaani municipality will not resume operation today as scheduled due to rising coronavirus cases, the Association of Gurjaani Preschool Institutions reports.
The acting head of the association, Shorena Frodiashvili, says that kindergartens are expected to open on January 15, 2022, RFE/RL’s Georgian service reports.
We were told that the opening of kindergartens would further aggravate the already difficult epidemic situation, therefore operations cannot be resumed,” the association says.
Georgia has registered 1,778 new cases of coronavirus, 3,234 recoveries, and 63 deaths in the past 24 hours.
Overall, only 2,674 people were vaccinated yesterday.
A total of 1,018,984 individuals are fully vaccinated in the country, amounting to 35.7% of the country’s population.
Georgia has reported 1,778 new cases of coronavirus, 3,234 recoveries and 63 deaths in the last 24 hours. The weekly positivity rate for tested individuals stands at 8.13%.
Covid-19 ‘green’ passes have come into force in Georgia starting today, obliging the public to present proof of vaccination, testing or recovery from Covid-19 when entering certain establishments. Restaurants, cafes and bars will operate in Georgia without hourly restrictions starting today due to the introduction of the passes.
A total of 63 kindergartens have closed in the Georgian capital city of Tbilisi since reopening on October 4 due to soaring coronavirus cases, news agency Interpressnews (IPN) reports.
Just three days after public and private kindergartens resumed operations across Georgia, 14 of them have already closed due to confirmed Covid-19 cases. The closed kindergartens will resume operations on October 18, announces the Kindergarten Management Agency of Tbilisi.
Georgia has reported 4,509 new cases of coronavirus, 4,042 recoveries and 59 deaths in the past 24 hours. Overall 45,216 remain infected with Covid-19 in Georgia.
Booster shots of the Covid-19 vaccine will be permitted five months after getting the second shot of the Pfizer vaccine, down from the initially recommended six, the Georgian Health Ministry reports.