PM on Coronavirus: Our Healthcare System Is Fully Prepared

"If coronavirus is detected in Georgia, our healthcare system is fully prepared to respond to it", Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia stated at Thursday's government meeting. 

The Prime Minister called on the relevant agencies to coordinate actions with the Ministry of Health in terms of taking preventive measures against coronavirus.

"I would like to emphasize the effective moves made by the Ministry of Health in terms of action against coronavirus. The Ministry of Health is the coordinating body in this regard and I would like to ask the relevant authorities to fully coordinate their actions with this agency. First of all, we made the decision to suspend direct flights with the People's Republic of China, and this was the most effective step we could take. However, the healthcare system is fully prepared to effectively respond to this challenge if such a virus is detected in Georgia," Gakharia noted. 

To date, cases of coronavirus have been reported in 17 countries worldwide: China (including Hong Kong and Macau), Taiwan, Australia, Cambodia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Thailand, South Korea, USA, Vietnam, and the United Arab Emirates.

The new coronavirus, according to current data, has killed 170 people.

By Ana Dumbadze