Time in Tbilisi: May 20, 2024 08:12
US Ambassador to Georgia Kelly Degnan says Georgia is impressively coping with the challenges caused by coronavirus in an online meeting held today with Georgian Health Minister Ekaterine Tikaridze.
Degnan said that the infection spread curve in the country is stable, which was facilitated by the correct steps taken by the government at the very first stage of the coronavirus spread in the country.
The US Embassy is monitoring the current situation in Georgia. [With the Minister] we have discussed current as well as future cooperation issues...The country spares no effort to stop the spread of the infection and prevent a peak that will be difficult for the healthcare system. The government has done a very good job, not only in terms of the management of infected people, but also in raising public awareness", said Degnan.
To note, the US government has announced a rapid response grant programme for Georgian civil society organisations, civic movements and citizen groups to help the country respond to challenges caused by COVID-19 virus in a timely manner. Grants will range between $500-$5,000.
The US government has announced a rapid response grant programme for Georgian civil society organisations, civic movements and citizen groups to help the country respond to challenges caused by COVID-19 virus in a timely manner.
US Ambassador to Georgia Kelly Degnan has praised the Georgian government for its ‘proactive steps’ to contain the spread of COVID-19 virus. “These are challenging times, and we are all trying to keep ourselves and our loved ones safe and healthy. We at the U.S. Embassy are particularly grateful for the pro-active efforts of the government of Georgia, including the NCDC, the PM, the president, almost every ministry, and parliament, doing their best to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus and minimize its impacts”, she said.
The EU Delegation to Georgia and US Embassy have praised the efforts of Georgian health workers and others on World Health Day, which is marked today, expressing gratitude for their efforts in the fight against the coronavirus.
The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has trained over 200 professionals in Georgia to strengthen the fight against COVID-19, announces the US Embassy in Georgia.
The total number of confirmed cases in Georgia includes 54 recoveries, three deaths, 174 infected individuals who remain in various hospitals, as well as two foreigners who have returned to their respective country soon after the tested positive on COVID-19.
Two individuals have recovered from the coronavirus in Georgia increasing the total number of recoveries to 56. One of the recovered patients is a two-year-old child who went under treatment at the Academician Vakhtang Bochorishvili Clinic in Tbilisi.
The Interior Ministry again calls on everyone to follow the regulations of the state of emergency, otherwise individuals will face a fine of 3,000 GEL, while legal entities will face a fine of 15,000 GEL; repeat offence is punishable by three years in prison.
Four administrative units in Kobuleti municipality in the Georgian Black Sea region of Adjara will be placed under “strict quarantine” after several locals tested positive for the coronavirus. The administrative units of Gvara, Mukhaestate, Leghva and Tskavroka will be placed under “strict quarantine” as the infected individuals had contact with a large group of people.
US Ambassador to Georgia Kelly Degnan has stated that the US government has provided millions of USD in support for the Georgian healthcare system and for a rapid response to the challenges sparked by COVID-19.
The United States has allocated an additional $600,000 to help bolster Georgia’s healthcare system in the face of the COVID-19 crisis, says the US Embassy in Tbilisi.
US Ambassador to Georgia Kelly Degnan has made her first trip to the occupation line, near the village of Odzisi, central Georgia, separating the Russian-occupied Tskhinvali region from the rest of the country. Degnan denounced the recent erection of illegal barriers by occupation forces ‘especially in the time of COVID-19 when we need to be working together to save lives.’
French President Emmanuel Macron spoke with Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili by phone and praised the measures Georgia has carried out in the fight against the new coronavirus pandemic.
US Ambassador to Georgia Kelly Degnan summarised her first three months in the role during a virtual press conference earlier today, during which she focused on the challenges presented by the coronavirus, the Russian occupation of Georgian territories and the March 8 election agreement.
United States Ambassador to Georgia Kelly Degnan has hailed US-Georgia relations as exemplary especially in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. Kelly Degnan said the Georgian government has done a great job of managing the crisis and the US is proud to be working with Georgia.
United States Ambassador to Georgia Kelly Degnan said the United States would like to see Georgia’s constitutional amendments ‘accepted, adopted by a full parliament’ so that Georgia can have ‘a truly successful achievement and fulfilment' of the March 8 election agreement.
The United States Ambassador to Georgia Kelly Degnan has congratulated the Georgian Interior Ministry on achieving internationally recognised accreditation of their fingerprint, facial recognition and questioned documents/handwriting examination sections during her visit to the crime laboratory yesterday.