81 new Covid-19 cases reported in Kaspi municipality within the last few days
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reports that the majority of the newly infected individuals are parishioners, priests, teachers, students and employees of the Culture House. Photo: Police.ge.
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A total of 81 new cases of Covid-19 have been reported in Georgia’s eastern Kaspi municipality within the last six days.
The new cases of coronavirus have been recorded in the villages of Igoeti, Samtavisi and Kveo Chala, where a total of 1,500 individuals reside.
The Interior Ministry has set up checkpoints in three villages in Kaspi region today.
Citizens entering and leaving the territory of the mentioned villages will undergo mandatory thermoscreening and PCR testing for the coronavirus if the need arises.
People are not prohibited from entering or leaving the villages of Shida Kartli region and other villages of Kaspi municipality. No other local restrictions will be imposed on the area”, reports the press office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reports that the majority of the newly infected individuals are parishioners, priests, teachers, students and employees of the Culture House.
Georgia has reported 529 new cases of coronavirus, 326 recoveries and 13 deaths in the past 24 hours.
Georgia will receive 200,000 doses of two Chinese vaccines this Saturday, Head of the National Center for Disease Control and Public Health Amiran Gamkrelidze announced earlier today. Georgia bought 100,000 doses of the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine, while another 100,000 doses of the Sinovac vaccine were gifted by China to Georgia.
The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) representative Khatuna Zakhashvili told Interpressnews agency today that 27 of the vaccinated individuals have developed Covid-19 vaccine side effects in Georgia.
Mass Covid-19 immunisation is expected to start in Georgia in July, announces Head of the Georgian National Centre for Disease Control Amiran Gamkrelidze, adding that it does not mean that getting the vaccination against coronavirus will become mandatory.
Georgia has reported 580 new cases of Covid-19 after conducting a total of 13,198 PCR tests and 16,531 rapid tests over the last 25 hours. Out of the 580 new cases 331were reported in Tbilisi.
Police checkpoints have been set up in four villages in western Georgia to prevent the further spread of coronavirus. The citizens entering or leaving the villages will need to undergo thermal screening and Covid-19 testing if necessary.
The Chinese government will gift Georgia 100,000 doses of Sinovac vaccine in April, head of Georgia’s National Centre for Disease Control Amiran Gamkrelidze stated earlier today. Georgia received 100,000 doses of Chinese Sinopharm vaccine last week and the country has plans to purchase the Chinese Sinovac vaccine in April, Gamkrelidze said. He stated that both vaccines are likely to be approved by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in mid-April and Georgia will launch vaccination only after.