Health Minister Azarashvili: healthcare system fully mobilised, ready to face any challenge
“The local office of the World Health Organisation and the mobile groups of the Health Ministry monitor hospitals on-site, and if necessary, our citizens can be treated peacefully and safely in the hospital,” Azarashvili said. Photo: Georgian Health Minisrty.
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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.
Georgia has registered 816 cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus as of January 10.
Azarashvili noted that out of 3,000 daily cases of coronavirus in the country, Omicron amounts to about 1,000 cases, adding that the hospitalisation rate has significantly increased in Georgia due to the surge in infections.
The local office of the World Health Organisation and the mobile groups of the Health Ministry monitor hospitals on-site, and if necessary, our citizens can be treated peacefully and safely in the hospital,” Azarashvili said.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili called on people earlier today to get vaccinated, wear face masks and maintain social distance in order to avoid the further spread of coronavirus.
Garibashvili announced that the country’s government has already ordered the vaccine developed by Pfizer, adding that ‘we are also working on Merck medicines.’
We must not forget that we need even more mobilisation, and what is happening in Europe is a good lesson for us. In France, for example, the daily number of infected people exceeds 200,000,” said Garibashvili.
Head of Georgia's National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Amiran Gamkrelidze said yesterday that 10% of confirmed coronavirus cases in Georgia are the Omicron strain, predicting that the figure will increase in the near term.
Overall, 1,168,461 people are fully vaccinated in Georgia, or about 40.7% of the country’s adult population, while 1,899 people received a Covid-19 vaccine dose yesterday.
A total of 85,971 individuals in the country have received a booster dose.
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.
Georgia has reported 2,953 new Covid-19 cases, 1,085 recoveries, and 31 deaths in the past 24 hours. The positivity rate for the past 14 days has increased to 7.76%. Overall 35,363 remain infected with coronavirus in Georgia.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has appointed Zurab Azarashvili new Minister of Health of Georgia. Azarashvili held the position of Deputy Defense Minister until now.
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.
Georgia has reported 5,486 new cases of coronavirus, 2,893 recoveries and 46 deaths in the past 24 hours. The weekly positivity rate for tested individuals stands at 9.63%.
Head of Georgia's National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Amiran Gamkrelidze stated earlier today that the new Omicron variant of coronavirus accounts for 60% of total Covid-19 cases confirmed today in Tbilisi, while in the regions of Georgia the rate stands at 30%.
Georgia has reported 5,596 new cases of coronavirus, 2,946 recoveries and 47 deaths in the past 24 hours. The weekly positivity rate for tested individuals stands at 9.63%.
Georgia has reported 5,326 new Covid-19 cases, 3,044 recoveries, and 48 deaths in the past 24 hours. The positivity rate for the past 14 days has increased to 8.86%. Overall 42,439 remain infected with coronavirus in Georgia.
Georgia has reported 5,567 new Covid-19 cases, 1,661 recoveries, and 36 deaths in the past 24 hours. The positivity rate for the past 14 days has increased to 9.14%. Overall 46,309 remain infected with coronavirus in Georgia.
Georgia has reported 5,381 new Covid-19 cases, 1,065 recoveries, and 30 deaths in the last 24 hours. The daily positivity rate stands at 8.47%.
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.
The national vaccination plan will need to aim to vaccinate 70 percent of the population by the end of July if health authorities in Georgia are to stop the pandemic in the country, Head of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Amiran Gamkrelidze said on Thursday.
Georgia has reported 11,235 new Covid-19 cases, 17,130 recoveries, and 34 deaths in the past 24 hours. The positivity rate for the past 14 days stands at 27.37%. Overall 204,345 remain infected with coronavirus in Georgia.
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