Georgian health official: Omicron strain of coronavirus to increase burden on hospitals
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Deputy head of Georgia’s National Center for Disease Control, Paata Imnadze, says that the new variant of coronavirus dubbed Omicron is ‘very likely’ to infect many, ‘particularly unvaccinated’ individuals, and there will be more of a need for hospital beds than at present.
The strain, which is believed to cause less severe health complications than, for instance, the currently dominant Delta variant, has not been reported in Georgia so far.
However, Imnadze says that it will appear in the country soon, as the variant ’is spreading relatively faster’ than other variants.
Imnadze called on the public to get vaccinated and wear facemasks to ‘meet the new variant prepared.’
Georgia has reported 2,979 new cases of coronavirus, 3,470 recoveries and 53 deaths in the past 24 hours.
38,624 remain infected with COVID-19 in Georgia as of today.
1,245,341 individuals have received at least one dose of the vaccine in the country since March 2021, of whom 1,063,784 have been fully vaccinated.
Georgia has reported 2,979 new cases of coronavirus, 3,470 recoveries and 53 deaths in the past 24 hours. 38,624 remain infected with Covid-19 in Georgia47,937 tests were conducted around the country in the past 24 hours. 29,881 of the 47,937 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 18,056 were PCR tests.
Georgia has reported 3,123 new cases of coronavirus, 4,215 recoveries and 39 deaths in the last 24 hours. The weekly positivity rate for tested individuals stands at 6.86%.
The Deputy Head of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Paata Imnadze said the Omicron Covid variant may start circulating in Georgia in about a month.
Georgian health officials have said that it is 'necessary' to administer Covid-19 vaccine booster shots in order to prevent the spread of the new Omicron variant in the country.
The Interagency Coordination Council has not yet decided to open night clubs thus events in the facilities are not allowed, the Labour Inspection Service of Georgia reports in response to the information announced earlier that night clubs in Georgia open on December 17.
Georgia has reported 2,784 new cases of coronavirus, 2,070 recoveries and 53 deaths in the last 24 hours. The positivity rate for the last 7 days stands at 6.67%.
Georgia has reported 2,195 new cases of coronavirus, 4,319 recoveries and 47 deaths in the last 24 hours. The weekly positivity rate for tested individuals stands at 6.48%.
Georgia has reported 1,296 new cases of coronavirus, 4,127 recoveries and 45 deaths in the past 24 hours.
Georgia confirmed the first two cases of the new Omicron variant of coronavirus earlier today. The new strain, which was detected in South Africa last month, has been classified as a ‘variant of concern’ by the World Health Organization (WHO)The WHO says that Omicron has an ‘unprecedented number of spike mutations’, which is concerning due to the potential impact on the trajectory of the pandemic.
Georgia has reported 3,282 new cases of coronavirus, 3,263 recoveries and 53 deaths over the last 24 hours. The weekly positivity rate for tested individuals stands at 6.24%.
Georgia has reported 2,739 new cases of coronavirus, 3,072 recoveries and 52 deaths over the last 24 hours. The weekly positivity rate for tested individuals stands at 6.19%.
The Georgian government has declared January 1-10 a public holiday in Georgia for ‘reducing mobility’ in the country following confirmation of 24 cases of the new Omicron variant of coronavirus, Chief of the Operational Staff of the Interagency Coordination Council, Giorgi Gibradze, announced earlier today.
The number of total Covid-19 Omicron variant cases has risen to 51 as of December 26 in Georgia, the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported earlier today.
Head of the National Centre of Disease Control (NCDC) of Georgia Amiran Gamkrelidze says that circulation of the Omicron coronavirus variant is increasing in the country following the confirmation of 144 Omicron variant cases.
Georgian Health Minister Zurab Azarashvili, appointed to the post on December 27, has stated earlier today that the Georgian healthcare system is ‘fully mobilised and ready to face any challenges,’ if Omicron variant cases increase significantly.