Georgian citizens to enjoy free access to 2093 e-books on lit.ge for a month
In order to access the e-books on www.lit.ge users must register via email or Facebook and visit the ‘Reading’ page where a one-month reading package will be available for free. Photo: lit.ge/screenshot.
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Georgian citizens will have free access to 2093 electronic books on www.lit.ge for a month due to prolonged school holidays amid coronavirus, the information was announced at a meeting held by the Ministry of Education today.
The Deputy Minister of Education Ekaterine Dgebuadze said that considering the current situation in the country, cooperation and solidarity between the state and private business is very important.
Giorgi Sakhokia, the Chief of Staff of Prime Minister's office urged the private sector to engage in community-based activities considering social responsibility.
In order to access the e-books on www.lit.ge users must register via email or Facebook and visit the ‘Reading’ page where a one-month reading package will be available for free.
Georgian schools, universities and kindergartens will remain closed in Georgia until April 1 as a measure to prevent the spread of new coronavirus.
The Georgian government stated on March 12 that it is working in an emergency, round-the-clock regime after the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the outbreak of China-born Covid-19 virus a pandemic.
Georgian commercial banks, particularly TBC Bank, Bank of Georgia and Liberty Bank will accept postponed payment on loans for three months. The banks say the decision has been made to prevent people gathering in bank branches and thus to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus.
Georgian Government has urged citizens to avoid visits at public service halls, territorial offices and notary bureaus except in cases of extreme necessity for the next two weeks after the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the outbreak of China-born Covid-19 virus a pandemic. The restriction may apply to gatherings of 100 people or more.
The Prime Minister of Georgia Giorgi Gakharia recommends state agencies and private organisations to work remotely to avoid the spread of coronavirus in the country.
Additional nine individuals have been placed under quarantine for the violation of self-isolation rules to prevent the further spread of Covid-19 virus, the Georgian Interior Ministry reported earlier today. The violations were discovered through the joint monitoring of Georgia’s National Disease Control Centre and the patrol police.
Starting today Georgia will close borders with neighbouring Armenia and Azerbaijan for ten days to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia discussed the temporary suspension of movement with Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijan PM Ali Asadov in telephone conversations yesterday.
The Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) will broadcast live lessons for school children starting March 30 amid the coronavirus outbreak in Georgia.
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has praised the Georgian distant education system implemented a month ago as one of the best in the world amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Several days ago, 63-year-old farmer Kako Jeiranashvil from Georgia’s Eastern Kakheti region thought that thousands of the tulips he had planned to sell at the Navtlugi Market in Tbilisi, were doomed to die. As a result of the nationwide curfew amid the coronavirus outbreak, Jeiranashvili could not bring his tulips to the capital.
A total of 10,000 GEL has been collected via a social media campaign in two days for a 73-year old man who was fined by police in Georgia’s Eastern town of Telavi for selling tulips on Palm Sunday, April 12.
The study process will not be resumed at schools until September 1, however, distance learning will continue in Georgia.
The Georgian Publishers and Booksellers Association has sent a letter to the Georgian government with a nine-point plan to save the Georgian book market.
The academic year will end on June 15 in Georgian schools, while twelfth grade and first grade students will have a different schedule with the academic year ending on May 20 and on May 27 respectively, said Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia at a presentation of the government’s anti-crisis plan for education earlier today.
National exams for university entrants will start on July six in Georgia and will end on July 25. Exams for master’s degree studies will begin on August 1 and will end on August 4, the Georgian Education Ministry stated earlier today.
The Ministry of Education plans to create e-textbooks for schools by September 2020, said Deputy Minister of Education Eka Dgebuadze.
The next academic year may mix online and school studies, said Deputy Health Minister Tamar Gabuania, noting that this method will give Georgia an opportunity to start and continue the academic year safely and avoid the spread of the coronavirus.