Georgian Gov’t Releases Report on Measures Taken against COVID-19

On June 4, the Georgian government issued a report, summing up the measures taken in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

"From the very first days of the COVID-19 spread, the government of Georgia has started to fight in two directions - to save the lives of its citizens and the economy," reads the document.

It highlights that Georgia has imposed restrictions on travel since the early days of the outbreak in order to prevent the rapid and mass spread of the virus.

60 273 coronavirus PCR testings were done on primary samples in Georgia in the period of 30 January - 3 June.

As it is stated in the report, the reproduction rate of COVID-19 in Georgia is less than 1 meaning that the intensity of the virus spread has decreased.

"The Georgian population (except the occupied regions) amounts to 3 716 858 people, from which 20.5%, 762 621 individuals are of retirement age. Therefore, the 5th of the population is at hight or moderate risk in terms of COVID-19 pandemic, stresses the report. 

"The aim of the state is to preserve the current positive results, in order to avoid the second wave after the ease of regulations. Throughout this process, it will be critically important for the citizens to follow the rules and the recommendation," the Georgian government said in the document.

The report also stresses the importance of active cooperation with international partners, as a result of which the country has attracted  USD 1.5 billion budgetary assistance during the pandemic, including USD 200 million from IMF; USD 400 million from ADB; USD 250 million from the World Bank; USD 200 million from AFD; USD 250 million from KfW; USD 200 million from the EU; and USD 100 million from AIIB.

By Ana Dumbadze