PM: Citizens of Georgia will Have Opportunity to Get Tested at the Expense of the State

Citizens of Georgia will have an opportunity to get tested at the expense of the State as 20 000 tests will be administered a day. It was announced by Giorgi Gakharia, Prime Minister of Georgia at the Executive Government Meeting today.

He noted that intensive testing to be performed during these two months will be aimed at making the best out of the 2-Month-Long Plan of the Government of Georgia aimed at greater detection of infected individuals and their ultimate isolation or medical treatment.

“We announced a specific plan of precision-targeted restrictions valid for two months, which should stabilize the community transfer rate. At the same time, we are announcing a new schedule of intensive testing, which was launched yesterday and will reach 20 000 tests a day in the nearest future.

"It is a parallel process, which should facilitate a quick detection of viral spread. Citizens of Georgia will have an opportunity to get tested at the expense of the State as 20 000 tests will be administered a day. It is on top of what the private sector will do. These steps have a specific goal to make this 2-month-long plan of restrictions most effective, leading to greater efficiency of detection and ultimate isolation or medical care of the affected individuals, so that we all continue living a full life from early February, upon the completion of these two months,” noted Giorgi Gakharia.