About 40 mln GEL to be allocated for new building of Tbilisi Infectious Disease Hospital
PM Gakharia said that the money will be spent to build a new hospital or purchase a new building. Photo: Liberali.
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The government of Georgia will allocate about 40 million GEL for Tbilisi Infectious Disease Hospital, announces Prime Minister of Georgia Giorgi Gakharia.
Of course, from today’s perspective of the spread of the epidemic and the risks, it is extremely important to have a modern, well-functioning infectious disease clinic in the country", said Gakharia.
He added that the clinic has been operating in a dilapidated building for decades and the government needs to solve this problem as soon as possible.
Gakharia said that the money will be spent to build a new hospital or purchase a new building.
10 out of 1,068 residents have coronavirus antibodies
A total of 1,068 residents of the Georgian capital city of Tbilisi took part in a research conducted by Tbilisi Infectious Disease Hospital and 10 residents were found to have coronavirus antibodies, reports Tbilisi Infectious Disease Hospital.
Hospitals will soon resume planned surgeries, as the risk of the coronavirus spreading has been reduced in Georgia Deputy Health Minister Tamar Gabunia stated earlier today.
Georgian epidemiologists say they are proud of the feedback they have received from the US government’s top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci, who said Georgia is coping well with the coronavirus pandemic in a letter sent to the Head of Tbilisi Infectious Disease Hospital Tengiz Tsertsvadze.
Georgian health officials say that Georgia’s statistics pertaining to the coronavirus are reliable, dismissing reports of several media outlets that the country is hiding its real figures.
A total of 265 hospitals with 17,500 beds were in operation in Georgia in 2019, while the number of beds reached 16,000 in 2018, says the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).
The Head of Infectious Diseases and AIDS Centre Tengiz Tsertsvadze said earlier today that the centre has suspended reception of patients for stationary treatment due to its difficult operating conditions. However, Tsertsvadze noted that the centre will continue receptio of those infected individuals who need ambulatory care.