Coronavirus: Police checkpoints set up in 4 more villages in Georgia
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Police checkpoints have been set up in four villages in western Georgia to prevent the further spread of coronavirus.
The checkpoints have been set up in:
- Shroma village - Ozurgeti municipality
- Chkonagora and Chochkhati villages - Lanchkhuti municipality
- Orsantia village - Zugdidi municipality
The Emergency Management Service has also arranged field tents there.
In order to prevent the spread of #COVID19 disease and actively monitor the citizens, special #police infrastructure has been arranged in four villages of Ozurgeti, Lanchkhuti & Zugdidi municipalities https://t.co/lAIX3GIpKi pic.twitter.com/OMQ4McNLoC
— MIA of Georgia (@MIAofGeorgia) April 3, 2021
The Georgian Interior Ministry reported yesterday that the citizens entering or leaving the villages will need to undergo thermal screening and Covid-19 testing if necessary.
However, none of the strict quarantine restrictions have been imposed including on the freedom of movement.
Police officers are patrolling the villages to maintain public order and security as well as to inform the local population about the coronavirus preventive measures. Photo: Interior Ministry archive
The interior ministry calls on citizens to demonstrate high public responsibility, wear face masks and maintain the safety regulations.
Previously the checkpoints have been set up in three villages in the municipality of Kaspi as well after 81 new cases of Covid-19 have been reported within the last six days there.
Georgia has confirmed 464 new cases of Covid-19 after conducting 7,647 PCR tests and 8,002 rapid tests over the last 24 hours. As of now the number of total confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Georgia since last February has increased to 283,833.
Georgia has received the 100,000 doses of the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine earlier today. However, Sinopharm vaccination will not start until it received approval from the World Health Organisation.
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.
A total of 81 new cases of Covid-19 have been reported in Georgia’s eastern Kaspi municipality within the last six days.
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.
Georgian Deputy Health Minister Tamar Gabunia says that if the public will not observe coronavirus recommendations and rules the government will have to reimpose restrictions. She stated that coronavirus cases are surging in Georgia and that the country ‘is technically ready’ for a third wave of coronavirus. However, Gabunia said that ‘doctors are very much stressed and tired’ and it will be ‘hard for them’ to serve thousands of Covid-19 patients on a daily basis.
Georgia has reported 687 new cases of coronavirus, 327 recoveries and eight deaths in the past 24 hours.27,713 tests have been conducted around the country in the past 24 hours.17,490 of the 27,713 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 10,223 were PCR tests. 1.98 per cent of tested individuals had the virus in the past 14 days.
Georgia has reported 707 new cases of coronavirus, 592 recoveries and eight deaths over the last 24 hours. As of now the number of total confirmed cases of Covid-19 stands at 288,396 in Georgia.This includes 277,303 recoveries, 3,877 deaths and 7,190 active cases of the infection.