PM: Any Speculation About COVID-19 Management Unacceptable & Immoral

Any speculation about the increase in the number of infected people, the readiness of the medical sector, or the sufficiency of the bed complement is extremely unacceptable and immoral, Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia stated at a briefing following the session of the government.

As stated by the Prime Minister, the government and the Ministry of Healthcare have been preparing for the second wave and the increase in the number of cases of infection for months, and the process is manageable.

"Any speculation about the increase in the number of infected people, the readiness of the medical sector, or the sufficiency of the bed complement is extremely unacceptable and immoral, since the government and the Ministry of Healthcare, as well as other ministries, have been preparing for this for months – we all understood and stated repeatedly that there would be a second wave, as well as an increase in the number of infections. The most important thing is to manage this process, which we are doing today. I tell you frankly that even though we had 919 cases of infection today and we will most likely exceed the mark of 1,000 [daily cases of infection] in the coming days, and the increase will continue further, the healthcare system will withstand this blow with the help of the new approach, which we have already included in the plan and have put into operation. What does this mean? This means that clinical management has already been rearranged and it is segmented in a way that allows people to be distributed in different directions; most importantly, it ensures that severe cases are admitted to ICUs, of which there is no short supply in the country today. The healthcare system is fully prepared," the head of the government stated.