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The National Center for Disease Control and Public Health of Georgia issued a statement saying that not a single case of infection with a new strain of coronavirus EG.5 has been recorded in Georgia.As noted in the center, only the National Center for Disease Control and Public Health conducts laboratory surveillance of new strains of the virus.“Not a single case of a new strain of coronavirus EG.5 in Georgia has been confirmed by the National Center for Disease Control and Public Health. Laboratory surveillance for new variants of the virus is carried out only by the National Center for Disease Control and Public Health. In addition, only the National Centers for Disease Control and Public Health has the ability to confirm new variants of the virus, and no information has been received about the confirmation of a new strain by private laboratories.The center continues to actively monitor the spread of circulating Covid-19 variants, as well as other viruses, in the country. According to the World Health Organization, the EG.5 strain of coronavirus does not cause symptoms other than the currently common Omicron strain or the development of severe disease, therefore does not require a different response and is under control according to standard protocols.For information, cases of a new strain of coronavirus have been detected in 51 countries around the world. According to Western media, from July 10 to August 6, more than 1.5 million cases were detected, which is 80% more than in the previous 28 days.

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The National Center for Disease Control and Public Health releases statistics on infections, recoveries and deaths over the past week.According to the center, between August 28 and September 2, 12,787 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed, 14,257 people recovered, and 8 people died from the virus.The positive test rate for 7 days is 17.41%.A total of 73,436 tests were conducted across the country.For reference, during the period of August 21-28, 13,737 infections, 14,486 recoveries and 3 deaths were recorded in the country.

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The National Center for Disease Control and Public Health releases statistics on infections, recoveries and deaths over the past week.According to the center, between August 21 and 28, 13,737 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed, 14,486 people recovered, and 3 people died from the virus.The positive test rate for 7 days is 17.91%.A total of 76,704 tests were conducted across the country.For reference, for the period of August 14-21, 12,595 infections, 12,329 recoveries and 6 deaths were recorded in the country.

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Six people died in Georgia from coronavirus in a week.From August 14 to August 21, 12,595 cases of coronavirus infection were detected in Georgia, which is about 2% more than the number of cases earlier during the week.Six people have died in a week from COVID-19. 12,329 patients have recovered.Over the same period, more than 74.1 thousand tests for coronavirus were carried out. The positive result was 16.98%.Prior to this, from August 7 to 14, 12,338 new cases of COVID-19 were detected in Georgia, about 12.8 thousand people recovered, and six patients died.In total, since the beginning of the pandemic in Georgia, 1,738,785 cases of coronavirus infection have been confirmed, 16,884 people have died.

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The National Center for Disease Control and Public Health is releasing statistics on last week's Covid infections, recoveries and deaths.According to the National Center for Disease Control, in the period of July 24-31, 11,802 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed, 10,233 people recovered, and 10 people died from the virus.The positive rate for 7 days is 15.47%, for the last 14 days - 14.65%.76,309 tests were conducted in the country in one week.For information, according to the covid statistics of July 17-24, 10,253 covid infections, 7,508 recoveries and 5 deaths were recorded in Georgia. Read also: 🔴 U.S. House Speaker Pelosi lands in Taiwan - Chinese warplanes take to skies 🔴 Lari strengthened again - exchange rate 🔴 Biden reveals drone strike killed al-Qaeda leader al-Zawahiri, warns terrorists we will ‘take you out’ 🔴 Adam Kinzinger - "We have no desire to involve Georgia in the war"

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President Joe Biden's COVID-19 symptoms are "almost completely resolved," - his physician said on Monday.Kevin O'Connor wrote in a letter released by the White House that Biden was only noting "some residual nasal congestion and minimal hoarseness.""His pulse, blood pressure, respiratory rate and temperature remain absolutely normal. His oxygen saturation continues to be excellent in room air. His lungs remain clear," - O'Connor added.Biden on Sunday night also completed his fourth full day of Paxlovid, the COVID-19 treatment he's been taking since he tested positive for the virus on Thursday. The president is believed to have contracted the BA.5 subvariant, which has shown increased resistance to vaccines than previous COVID strains."I still have a little bit of a sore throat and a little bit of a cough but it's changing significantly. It's now up in the upper part of my throat. Actually, it’s more around my nose than anywhere else. But [they] tell me that's par for the course," Biden told reporters later Monday, adding that he also had two full nights of sleep. "And I think I'm on my way to full total recovery. God willing."On Monday, Biden also tweeted a picture of him with his dog, Commander, saying he "took some calls this morning with man's best co-worker."Prior to Monday, his symptoms had included a runny nose, cough, sore throat, a slight fever and body aches. He had also been using an albuterol inhaler for a cough, but O'Connor's Monday letter did not mention that.Biden is fully vaccinated and double-boosted, though at 79 years old, he's considered to be in a high-risk age group for severe infection.

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“The number of new confirmed cases in the country has increased,” said Alexander Goginava, infectious disease specialist at the Center for Infectious Pathology and AIDS.The infectious disease specialist urges the population to follow the recommendations.“The epidemiological situation in the world has worsened, which is mainly due to new substrains of Omicron, that is, BA.5 and BA.4. Accordingly, the number of new confirmed cases in our country has increased. This is mainly due to the fact that these strains are characterized by rapid spread. We know that almost all regulations have been lifted. The population does not comply with the recommendations, which more or less contributed to the worsening of the epidemic situation,” says an infectious disease specialist at the Center for Infectious Pathology and AIDS.

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Giorgi Pkhakadze, a public health expert, says Covid is much more dangerous for children than the seasonal flu.According to Pkhakadze, another outbreak of Covid has begun in Georgia, and the first blow is on children. “Covid is much more dangerous for children than the “seasonal flu”. Understand this at last! Covid is more dangerous for children, I have been talking about this for the last 2 years, and special public articles are now available, read them if you have time. I see that the Georgian society is very busy and you evaluate and comment on everything only after reading the title of the article or looking at the photo. 90% probably won't even read this text... Let me remind you that the first study came from India, when schoolchildren infected their relatives with the virus. During the first wave, it was believed that children did not get sick with the coronavirus. It was a mistake... But smart people should learn from the mistakes of other people. As I have repeatedly warned, another Covid explosion began in Georgia (June-July 2022) and the first blow falls on children. They call it "seasonal flu" and in my language it is "seasonal COVID-19". There is no outbreak of "seasonal flu" in Georgia, another wave of covid has begun in Georgia, and children are the most vulnerable ... Only in America, 6 times die from a cold in a year more children than seasonal flu. What other argument do you need? Don't want to get vaccinated?! “At least use a mask, yes, a children's mask of Georgy Pkhakadze,” Pkhakadze wrote on the social network.

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At this stage, entry into Germany from Georgia is still possible only for those who have been vaccinated with at least two doses of the coronavirus vaccine, according to information published by the German Embassy in Georgia.“The relevant German agencies have informed us that entry into Germany from Georgia at this stage is still only possible for those who have been vaccinated with at least two doses of Covid-19. The vaccine must be recognized by the European Union,” - the embassy said in a statement.

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As the Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili noted, from today, the mandatory use of face masks will be left only in medical institutions and on public transport.„We had a discussion, Mr. Zurab Azarashvili met with health experts, representatives and it was decided that from now on the mandatory use of personal protective equipment will be left only in medical institutions and public transport. So from today, May 2, the rest of the other regulations will be removed. We have a very stable picture. Today we had 51 cases only and the situation is calm in this regard. This will allow us to further simplify the regulations and, as I have already told you, the mandatory wearing of the face masks will be abolished from today. Including in schools, because children are particularly grieving and not just children. Of course, we will observe the dynamics and act accordingly,“ - Irakli Gharibashvili said.

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In the near future, the mask regime in closed public places may be canceled in Georgia. The head of the National Center for Disease Control, Amiran Gamkrelidze, told reporters about this.According to him, the issue is being discussed that in Georgia the wearing of masks should be mandatory only for certain groups of the population. As Gamkrelidze said, such rules are currently in force in many countries.“In many countries, the wearing of masks in closed spaces has been canceled. Discussions are ongoing in the Ministry of Health and in the Coordinating Council on this issue. I think that an appropriate decision will be made in the near future,” Gamkrelidze said.In connection with the improvement of the epidemic situation, since March 28, the rule of mandatory wearing of masks in open spaces has been canceled in Georgia. Masks are still required to be worn on public transport, shops, schools, theaters and other enclosed public spaces.

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First Deputy Minister of Health Tamar Gabunia said that negotiations are underway with Pfizer to start vaccinating children aged 5 to 12. According to him, the start of vaccination is expected by parents whose children suffer from chronic diseases.“For the 5 to 12 age group, a different vaccine is needed. We are in talks with Pfizer to supply these vaccines and they will be available shortly. We were contacted by a certain group of parents and asked to be vaccinated for children with chronic diseases. “This vaccine will soon be available to them,” said Tamar Gabunia.