Coronavirus: 589 total confirmed cases, 215 recoveries, 8 deaths
Head of the Georgian National Centre for Disease Control Amiran Gamkrelidze said 12.7 percent of infected individuals in Georgia are health workers. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
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Georgia has seven new cases of coronavirus increasing the total number of cases to 589.
Meanwhile, the number of recoveries has increased to 215 as eight infected individuals have recovered.
As of now, there are 364 infected individuals in Georgia; eight people have died.
Photo: Defence Ministry press office
Head of the Georgian National Centre for Disease Control Amiran Gamkrelidze said 12.7 percent of infected individuals in Georgia are health workers.
Calling on them to take care and follow all of the recommendations precisely, Gamkrelidze said health workers are ‘on the frontline’ now.
In every battle, will it be a real war with weapons, or the one against the coronavirus, unfortunately we - health workers - represent the vulnerable part of the population”, Gamkrelidze said.
One ambulance doctor has recently tested positive for COVID-19 in the eastern Georgian region of Kakheti, making it the first case of the coronavirus in the region.
Earlier, nine ambulance doctors tested positive in the quarantined Marneuli municipality in eastern Georgia, while 21 infected ambulance doctors are from Bolnisi municipality.
Head of the government administration Natia Mezvrishvili said some coronavirus-related restrictions imposed in Georgia may be eased earlier than planned, if the virus is contained. Moreover, the government will be discussing the issue of reopening Tbilisi, Rustavi, Kutaisi and Batumi next week, which have been on lockdown since April 15.
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved $200 million for Georgia to help address the effects of the coronavirus. This, IMF said, will help Georgia “meet urgent balance of payments and fiscal needs” stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, including “increased spending on health services and social protection”.
Twenty-one of 25 infected ambulance doctors around the country are from Bolnisi municipality in eastern Georgia, which is inhabited mostly by ethnic minorities.
Slovakia has allocated €44,198.05 for five projects for Georgia aimed at combating the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences, announces the Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Georgia.
Georgia reported four new cases of coronavirus earlier today, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 593. 223 of the 593 patients have recovered, while nine others have died. As of today 359 people remain infected with COVID-19 in Georgia. 5,028 individuals are under quarantine and 537 others in hospitals. Head of the government administration Natia Mezvrishvili said on May 2 that coronavirus-related