Head of Georgia's National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Amiran Gamkrelidze has stated that a fifth wave of Covid-19 has already started in the country, noting that ‘vaccination is the solution.
Overall, 907,106 people are fully vaccinated in Georgia as of today and 1,013,507 people have received at least one dose of the vaccine.
However, the daily rate of vaccination has reached the lowest level in the country yesterday with only 2,260 individuals getting the jab.
The Georgian government aims to vaccinate 30,000 people daily in order to reach its vaccination goal of 60% of the country’s population by the end of this year.
Therefore, the vaccination marathon was launched yesterday involving about 50 villages in various regions of Georgia and aiming to raise awareness about the benefits of vaccination.
The government of Latvia has donated a total of 83,070 doses of the Pfizer vaccine to Georgia.
As of now, 322,903 doses of the Pfizer vaccine are available in Georgia.
However, Pfizer is the only vaccine which is available for individuals starting 16 years of age and older. Meanwhile, Georgian citizens over the age of 50, individuals with chronic diseases and high-risk groups will be given a third dose (booster shot) of the Covid-19 vaccine as well.
State and health officials keep on calling the citizens to wear face masks, maintain social distance, wash hands and get vaccinated amid the increasing number of the new cases of Covid-19, which has reached 5,076 over the last 24 hours in Georgia.
Georgia has reported 5,739 new cases of coronavirus, 2,082 recoveries and 36 deaths in the past 24 hours. The positivity rate has gone up to 10.15% of tested individuals for Covid-19 as of October 18 in comparison to 8.64% of the last two weeks.
In addition, 1,257 patients are in critical condition of which 270 are on artificial ventilation.
As of today, 29,935 individuals are in self-isolation and 61 individuals are under quarantine.
Since February 26, 2020 Georgia has had 670,552 cases of coronavirus, 616,937 recoveries and 9,546 deaths.
As of today Georgia (excluding occupied regions) has confirmed 635,583 cases of the novel coronavirus. In addition, 41 infected Georgian citizens have been repatriated to Georgia for treatment. 602,372 patients recovered and 9,269 died. The number of active cases stands at 23,916. Currently, 68 people are kept in an 8-day mandatory quarantine, while 4,514 patients remain under observation in hospitals.
According to NCDC Georgia, 1,000,785 people have received at least one jab of COVID vaccine, among them 874,060 are fully vaccinated with two doses.
Travel in Georgia: Inter-city and municipal public transport and taxis are operating normally. Face masks must be worn in all public transport and taxis.
*Accommodation: Most hotels and other rental accommodation are open. Face masks must be worn when entering public spaces inside hotels and rental accommodation.
*Public spaces and services: Almost all COVID-19 related restrictions have been lifted.
Shopping centers, museums and gyms are open. Entertainment and sports events are banned. Schools and educational establishments reopen for in-person teaching on 4 October.
Restaurants and bars are open but restaurants (including those in hotels) can only serve customers until 10pm. Food services from 10pm to 5am are take-away/delivery only.
It is mandatory to wear masks in public places indoors (shops, hotels etc) and outdoors.
Social distancing requirements remain in place. Large celebratory gat
All public and private schools in Georgia studies have resumed on 04 October and the Ministry of Education says all public and private schools in the country are ready to receive students.
The ministry announced that all schools in Georgia have been provided with disinfectant solutions, thermo screen devices and disinfection barriers and the supply will be enough for the academic year.
The Georgian Ministry of Education still gives parents the opportunity to choose whether they prefer in-person studies or to continue studies online, while risk group teachers can, if they wish, conduct lessons remotely.
All children will have to wear facemasks in schools’ to prevent a surge in new infections.
All public and private schools in Georgia studies have resumed on 04 October and the Ministry of Education says all public and private schools in the country are ready to receive students.
The ministry announced that all schools in Georgia have been provided with disinfectant solutions, thermo screen devices and disinfection barriers and the supply will be enough for the academic year.
The Georgian Ministry of Education still gives parents the opportunity to choose whether they prefer in-person studies or to continue studies online, while risk group teachers can, if they wish, conduct lessons remotely.
All children will have to wear facemasks in schools’ to prevent a surge in new infections.
Georgia has reported 663 new cases of coronavirus, 1,485 recoveries and 42 deaths in the past 24 hours. The positivity rate has went up to 8.31% of tested individuals for Covid-19 as of October 4 in comparison to 5.51% of last two weeks.
Georgia started vaccination on March 15 after the 43,200 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine arrived in Tbilisi with the help of UNICEF. Later the country received additional 29,250 doses of Pfizer vaccine.
Mass Covid-19 immunization is expected to start in Georgia in July
New websites will be launched for citizens to be registered for vaccination.
Georgia received 43,200 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine on March 13, while the vaccination of health workers started on March 15 throughout the country.
So far more than 4,048 health workers have been innoculated against Covid-19 in the country with the AstraZeneca vaccine.
In addition 29,250 doses of the US-German Pfizer/BioNtech coronavirus vaccine entered Georgia on March 24.
Starting March 25, people over 65 years of age are allowed to register for the Covid-19 vaccination in Georgia and make a choice between Pfizer and British AstraZeneca vaccines.
The Inter-Agency Coordination Council has decided to open the land borders of the country from June 1, 2021. Namely, individuals will be admitted through the land borders of the country with evidence of full vaccination and negative PCR test results or alternatively only with a negative PCR test result taken within the last 72 hours thereby obliged to get re-tested for PCR on the third day.
In case of entering with 72 PCR test, fill in the application form.
Citizens of all countries, travelling by air from any country may enter Georgia if they present the document confirming the full course (two doses) of any COVID-19 vaccination.
Non-vaccinated visitors, who are nationals or residents of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Israel, the U.S., the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Turkey, Qatar, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan
Georgia has reported 723 new cases of the coronavirus after conducting 11,062 PCR tests and 14,238 rapid tests over the last 24 hours.
Meanwhile, 1,407 individuals have recovered, while 18 infected patients have died.
29,250 doses of the US-German Pfizer/BioNtech coronavirus vaccine entered Georgia late yesterday.
Based on evidence from clinical trials, the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is 95% effective at preventing laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 illness in people without evidence of previous infection.
Starting today, people over 65 years of age will be allowed to register for the Covid-19 vaccination in Georgia and make a choice between Pfizer and British AstraZeneca vaccines.
Vaccination with Pfizer will be available in four clinics of Tbilisi: Republican Hospital, Bokeria clinic, Caucasus Medical Centre and Amtel hospital, in two clinics of Kutaisi and in Batumi Republican Hospital in the Adjara region.
Individuals receiving either the AstraZeneca or Pfizer vaccines against Covid-19 will have to stay at clinics for 45 minutes, instead of 30 minutes to be observed if there are any adverse effects.
43,200 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine entered Georgia in March and vaccination has started.
