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🦠 07.11. Coronavirus statistics in Georgia per day:
Tests carried out - 37115.
The incidence rate is 11.06% (+1.27%)
+4104 infected
+4627 recovered
+67 died
+3453 vaccinated
❗️ Over the past week, the daily mortality of patients has increased from 40-45 to 60-65 cases. According to the NCDC, 99% of the deceased were unvaccinated.
👨🏼‍⚕The head of the Center for Disease Control Amiran Gamkrelidze confirmed that a number of new regulations will be adopted at the coordination council on Monday 08.11.

It is expected that a covid passport will be introduced in the country and access to public places will be possible only with vaccination or a negative test. The doctor noted that special attention in the resolution will be paid to the age group of 60+, recalling that Georgia still has a high infection rate of 4000 - 5000 cases per day. If the level of vaccination is not increased, then new waves will appear every two months and will last for a year.

❗️As soon as the decisions are officially made, we will immediately let you know.
🇬🇪 A memorial event dedicated to the events of November 7, 2007 is taking place on Rustaveli Avenue.
14 years ago, on this day, law enforcement officers began dispersing a small rally on Freedom Square. Nevertheless, citizens continued to gather on Rustaveli Avenue. The situation was tense, soon a special forces squad appeared. The protesters were dispersed with water cannons, rubber bullets and batons. According to the Ministry of Health, about 500 people were injured.
❗️ On the same day, the Imedi TV company, owned by Georgian oligarch Badri Patarkatsishvili, stopped broadcasting. On the night of November 8, a state of emergency was imposed in the country.
❗️ The opposition announced a new protest action in Tbilisi.
The leader of the United National Movement party Nika Melia said that the gathering will be held on Monday 08.11 in the city center of Tbilisi - at 20:00 on Freedom Square.
🦠 08.11. Coronavirus statistics in Georgia per day:
Tests carried out - 21477.
The incidence rate is 10.2% (+0.86%)
+2191 infected
+4348 recovered
+74 died
+1204 vaccinated
❗️ 72 out of 186 kindergartens in Tbilisi have been closed. The level of infection there has increased markedly.
👶🦠 With the deterioration of the epidemiological situation, cases of coronavirus infection among children have become more frequent in Georgia.
"In the intensive care unit of the children's clinic there aren’t any free beds due to the fact that children have become more often sick with coronavirus" said medical director Maya Chkhaidze.
❗️It is expected that today the coordinating council will make decisions on new rules and regulations in the country.
⚡️ Starting from December 1, a "covid-passport" for visiting public places will be introduced in Georgia for persons over the age of 18 and foreigners.
The list of places is being updated.
You will be able to visit them if you have the following documents:
📍 certificate of a full course of vaccination
📍 negative PCR test (72 hours)
📍 negative antigen test (24 hours)
📍 who have had covid-19 and have a document proving it.
The rules will be clarified after the decree is published.
❗️ The Government of Georgia has clarified the list of facilities for visitors to which, from December 1, 2021, the requirement for a "green passport" or negative tests is established.
It includes:
📍food facilities: restaurants, cafes and bars;
📍cinemas and theaters;
📍museums and concert halls;
📍entertainment centers;
📍casinos and gaming business facilities;
📍spa centers and fitness rooms;
📍hotels;
📍cable cars of ski resorts.

You can visit them if you have one of the following documents:
✔️ certificate of a full course of vaccination
negative PCR test (72 hours)
negative antigen test (24 hours)
if you have recovered from Covid-19 and have a document, which proves it.
💉🇬🇪 In the near future, any citizen of Georgia from those previously vaccinated will be able to receive a booster dose.
Booster is the third dose of the vaccine received by a previously vaccinated person. It will be possible to do it 6 months after the second vaccination. The expert council gave permission for this, only some technical aspects are yet to be finished.
❗️It is not yet known whether this rule will apply to foreign citizens and persons with a residence permit.
⚡️ Ex-President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili was taken out of prison No. 12 in Rustavi, where he had been since October 1 and transferred to a prison hospital.
Witnesses who were near the pre-trial detention center said that a helicopter flew into the territory, stood for a while and flew away. Then it landed in Gldani, where the medical institution No. 18 of the penitentiary service is located.
The Penitentiary Service states that "this was done in connection with the deterioration of the prisoner's condition."
❗️ Meanwhile, people are beginning to gather in the center of Tbilisi for a large-scale opposition rally. The central Rustaveli Avenue and Freedom Square have already been blocked.
🇬🇪 Evening political news from Georgia: it’s not calm in Tbilisi.
The leader of the main opposition party "United National Movement" Nika Melia announced that the protesters will not disperse after a large-scale rally in the center of the capital. At the moment, the column has moved to the government office building to prevent Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and ministers from entering it. The entrance is guarded by a cordon of police officers. The actions will take place in other places as well. According to the morning statement of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the police perceive the lockdown as a threat and may use force. Eyewitnesses report the movement of water cannons and special forces in the city.
❗️ Meanwhile, Justice Minister Bregadze said that during the emergency transportation from one prison to another, ex-President Saakashvili "inflicted both physical and verbal insults to employees". Interior Ministry officers and water cannons are also on duty near the prison building.
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Protesters block the Government Office building in Tbilisi.
There is a cordon of Interior Ministry employees near the entrance to the building.
Since Tuesday, the opposition plans to hold rallies in different places of the city.
🦠 09.11. Coronavirus statistics in Georgia per day:
Tests carried out - 52033.
The incidence rate is 11.57% (+1.37%)
+6021 infected
+3792 recovered
+75 died
+5254 vaccinated
❗️ If a foreigner entered Georgia with the vaccine, then he/she can go to the website https://covidpass.moh.gov.ge and enter the personal details. The system will show the name in green and give a QR code, which proves vaccination.
🥘 The opening hours of bars, cafes and restaurants in Georgia will not change for the next month: they will close at 23:00.
This was announced by Economy Minister Natia Turnava, explaining that it was decided to first see how the concept of a "green passport" will work from December 1 and only then make decisions.
❗️ Let me remind you that the owners of the bars and restaurants asked to let them work 24/7 after the introduction of new regulations in the country.
👶 Vaccination of adolescents from 12 to 15 years old has been approved in Georgia.
The Immunization Council supported vaccination against covid-19 for children aged 12 to 15 years with Pfizer vaccine. This was announced by Deputy Minister of Health Tamar Gabunia.
Children of this age can be vaccinated only with the consent of their parents.
💉💉💉 By the decision of the Immunization Council, booster vaccinations were allowed in Georgia.
The booster or the third phase of the vaccine can be obtained by everyone 6 months after the second dose was made in Georgi. For citizens over 60 years old, this opportunity opens 3 months after the second dose.
🇬🇪 The political situation in Tbilisi.
Members and supporters of the United National Movement party, as well as civil activists are holding a rally at the Ministry of Justice of Georgia. They demand the transfer of former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili to a civilian clinic and his release. Police officers set up a cordon at the entrance to the ministry. The staircase leading to the building is blocked.
What further events are possible:
📍opposition protests will gather fewer participants and will stop in a month(
📍the protesters will be dispersed with the help of special means and special forces, but in this case, the process may become more radical and uncontrollable.
Weekly Georgian Etymology: ჯონჯოლი jonjoli 'bladdernut', from Pshav dialect ჯონჯვლა jonjvla chew, gnash with teeth, likely from a Nakh-Daghestanian source, cf Tindi č̣ač̣an-iʎa chew, Tsez č̣oč̣on- chew. Known for its edible flower buds, it is common as a pickled appetizer.
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