Minister: Georgia No Longer Expecting a Peak, We've Already Reached a Plateau

The Minister of Health of Georgia, Ekaterine Tikaradze, said that the country is no longer expecting a peak of the coronavirus infection cases in April or May, as it has already reached a plateau as a result of appropriate measures.

She added that the next expectation is to manage the infection on this plateau (reach a state of little or no change after a period of activity or progress).

"Our goal was to avoid a peak in Georgia and to have a plateau. Today, we can say that we are no longer expecting a peak. A number of measures had been taken by the government for this purpose. In addition, our citizens have obeyed all the calls we have been making for two months. We are now seeing the joint result of all this, we are no longer expecting a peak in April or May, we already have a plateau and as a result of appropriate measures, the next expectation is to manage the infection on this plateau so as not to cause economic damage to the state. We can now manage the measures in the healthcare sector to allow the country to achieve economic progress and growth", Tikaradze told Imedi TV.

To date, 511 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the country, while 156 patients have recovered and 6 have died.

By Ana Dumbadze

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