PM Garibashvili: we want to extend vaccination incentive programme, deliver vaccines to villages
Garibashvili once again called on the Georgian citizens to get vaccinated, noting “we want to expand vaccination and to begin more actively and intensive vaccination process in the regions and villages.” Photo: Georgian Government Administartion.
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Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said the government aims to extend the vaccination incentive programme, which allows people over the age of 50 to get a 200 GEL reward after receiving the first dose of the vaccine, adding “all vaccines available today should be used.”
He also noted that the “threat is still high” despite the fact that the infection with the Omicron variant of coronavirus appears to be less severe.
The risk is high, especially for the elderly and those with chronic diseases, so it is necessary to focus more on these groups and conduct incentive campaigns above the age of 50,” said Garibashvili.
He once again called on the Georgian citizens to get vaccinated, noting “we want to expand vaccination and to begin more actively and intensive vaccination process in the regions and villages.”
A total of 1,532 cases of the Omicron variant have been confirmed in the country as of January 24 while overall 77,049 remain infected with coronavirus in Georgia out of which 4,618 patients are undergoing treatment in hospitals as of today.
1,318,977 individuals have received at least one dose of any vaccine in the country so far, while 1,207,407 people have been fully vaccinated amounting to 42% of the adult population.
Georgia has reported 7,947 new Covid-19 cases, 5,550 recoveries, and 31 deaths in the past 24 hours. The positivity rate for the past 14 days increased to 13.08%. Overall 77,049 remain infected with coronavirus in Georgia.
The Omicron strand of the coronavirus accounts for 50 per cent of new COVID-19 cases in Georgia, Head of the National Centre for Disease Control Amiran Gamkrelidze said on Tuesday.
Georgia’s health minister and the head of the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) have highlighted the effects of the booster dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, as the number of the Omicron variant of the virus is on the rise in the country.
The 200 GEL vaccination promotion campaign will continue in January. The age limit will be lowered to citizens over 50, who will receive the bonus if vaccinated against COVID-19.
Georgia has reported 15,762 new Covid-19 cases, which is a record high figure since the beginning of the pandemic. Meanwhile, 5,160 people have recovered from coronavirus and 42 have died in the past 24 hours. The positivity rate for the past 14 days increased to 14.15%.
Georgian citizens over 50 years of age will receive 100 GEL (about $32) if they receive their third - 'booster' - shot of the COVID-19 vaccine, Chief of the Operational Staff of the Interagency Coordination Council Giorgi Gibradze said on Tuesday.
Georgian citizens who were tested for the coronavirus until December 1, 2021 but unable to register their status in the database of the National Centre for Disease Control “for various reasons” will receive the COVID ‘green status’, Head of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Amiran Gamkrelidze told Interpressnews agency on Tuesday.
Georgia has reported 17,530 new Covid-19 cases, 5,087 recoveries, and 39 deaths in the past 24 hours. The positivity rate for the past 14 days stands at 15.32%. Overall 100,013 remain infected with coronavirus in Georgia.
The hospitalisation rate for those infected with coronavirus in Georgia has decreased from 20% to 4.5%, Georgian health minister Zurab Azarashvili said earlier today. Azarashvili said over 8,000 beds were available at hospitals for patients, up to 4,500 of which had been occupied over the last two weeks.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili tested positive for the Omicron variant of coronavirus late on Monday, the government administration announced.
The regulation for the duration of self-isolation period for Covid-19 patients could be reduced in Georgia this week, reflecting adjustments made in a number of countries to shorten the timespan, deputy health minister Tamar Gabunia revealed on Tuesday.
The Georgian government expects the number of Covid-19 cases to decrease in the upcoming weeks and to see the general situation with the epidemic to stabilise by the end of March, the country's prime minister Irakli Garibashvili said earlier today.
Georgia has reported 14,405 new Covid-19 cases, 24,409 recoveries, and 42 deaths in the past 24 hours. The positivity rate for the past 14 days stands at 32.04 percent. Overall 161,827 remain infected with coronavirus in Georgia.
Georgia has reported 12,101 new Covid-19 cases, 14,764 recoveries, and 45 deaths in the past 24 hours. The positivity rate for the past seven days stands at 28.55 percent. Overall 127,270 remain infected with coronavirus in Georgia.