🦠 24.12. Coronavirus statistics in Georgia per day:
Tests carried out - 43029.
The incidence rate is 4.59% (-0.39%)
+1976 infected
+3076 recovered
+78 died
+11456 vaccinated
❗️Over the past day, 5 more cases of infection with Omicron were confirmed, and the total number of cases with the new strain in three days reached 29 people.

🦠 The daily frequency of coronavirus infection in Georgia may increase to 20 thousand.
"According to forecasts, the spread of the omicron strain may peak in mid-January. Then the country will be forced to introduce strict restrictive measures. We have no other wayout," said Amiran Gamkrelidze, head of the Center for Disease Control.

🎧 Georgia's nightclubs are going all-in.
The electronic music sector has issued a statement that despite the work ban, they will still open this weekend. They called on all their supporters to stand up for them and gather in clubs to avoid physical confrontation.
"We have no choice. We will continue to work, having done everything to ensure safe operation. We will fight!" the Union of Cultural and Creative Industries said in a statement. Entrepreneurs also report that officials and departments began to communicate with landlords, asking them not to open clubs and terminate lease agreements.
❗️Let me remind you that the government and the labor inspectorate discussed the opening date of nightclubs and agreed on the details of their opening, but at the last moment postponed the decision indefinitely.

🎧 The police seal the night clubs of Tbilisi.
Employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Labor Inspectorate are located at Bassiani, Khidi and several other clubs.
Upd. "Bassiani is being sealed, almost all club premises in Tbilisi too," writes Naji Orashvili, co-owner of the Bassiani club.
❗️Let me remind you that earlier the Georgian government reminded that their type of activity is now prohibited, but the clubs decided to open voluntarily.

🦠 Another 19 new cases of the omicron strain have been confirmed in Georgia. This was reported by the National Center for Disease Control. From 20.12 to 24.12. 48 cases of a new strain of coronavirus were registered in the country. The disease passes in a mild form.

❗️🎧 The founders of the Tbilisi Bassiani club are not going to cancel the event scheduled for today, despite the police ban.
About 300-500 people gathered in the club and at the entrance. Among them, those who bought tickets for today's event, fans of electronic music and heads of other night clubs in Tbilisi.
"We are not going to back down. If this is followed by the arrival of special forces and some complications, it's not our fault," said the founders of the Bassiani club.
ℹ️ Let me remind you that the practically agreed opening of nightclubs in Georgia was not signed at the last moment and has now been postponed indefinitely.

🎧🚧 The participants of the protest action near the Tbilisi Bassiani club do not let the labor inspectorate inside the building and build barricades.
About 500 people came to support the nightclub, which, despite the official ban, decided to resume work. Labor inspection under the screams "Get out!" wasn’t let enter the club.
❗️I do not think that the police will resort to forceful dispersal of the action. Most likely, the owners of the club will be fined, and the building will be sealed later.

🦠 25.12. Coronavirus statistics in Georgia per day:
Tests carried out - 48640.
The incidence rate is 4.3% (-0.29%)
+2090 infected
+1768 recovered
+76 died
+11808 vaccinated
❗️Over the past day, 19 more cases of infection with Omicron were confirmed, and the total number of cases with the new strain in five days reached 48 people.

➡️🇷🇺 🚗 Upper Lars and the pass in the Gudauri area are open for passenger cars.
Road cleaning continues after five days of travel ban and snowfall, but the road is already open. The forecast for the coming days is favorable. For heavy trucks, the border and the pass are still closed.

🇬🇪💊 Georgia has entered the list of ten countries that will be the first to receive pills from the coronavirus.
This was announced by the head of the Tbilisi Infectious Diseases Hospital Tengiz Tsertsvadze. According to him, Pfizer Paxlovid reduces the number of hospitalizations and mortality by 89%.

🏥 An interesting fact about Georgia: you can buy medicines in pharmacies...piece by piece.
I myself completely forget about it and sometimes I then observe unnecessary packages at home. In local pharmacies, you can buy not only one bag of teraflu, but also one glycerin candle, five tablets of no-shpa or one gasket. It is also very convenient for antibiotics, because as a rule, the doctor prescribes a specific number of pills for a certain number of days. You can buy the 9 tablets you need, not the whole pack with 30 pieces.
The history of the emergence of such an approach comes from the 90s, when the country had a severe economic crisis.
🚬 By the way, in small shops you can also easily buy cigarettes by the piece.

🦠 26.12. Coronavirus statistics in Georgia per day:
Tests carried out - 32741.
The incidence rate is 5.07% (+0.77%)
+1661 infected
+3841 recovered
+69 died
+6969 vaccinated
❗️ Starting today, revaccination (booster) is allowed in Georgia three months after the second vaccination.

🦠 51 cases of infection with a new strain of coronavirus "omicron" have been identified in Georgia.
This was announced by the head of the Center for Disease Control Amiran Gamkrelidze. According to him, out of 51 identified cases: five people are under 18 years old and one of them is a three-year-old child.

🇬🇪 A waterfall has frozen in the National Botanical Garden in Tbilisi: this happens every few years.
Its height is 26 meters. A wooden bridge was built on the top in 1898, connecting the historic arboretum and a plant for growing Mediterranean plants. Later, the wooden bridge was replaced by an iron one, which, thanks to its light construction and the beautiful landscape around it, together with the waterfall, became the hallmark of the garden and Tbilisi.

🦠 27.12. Coronavirus statistics in Georgia per day:
Tests carried out - 19701.
The incidence rate is 5% (-0.07%)
+986 infected
+3193 recovered
+71 died
+2502 vaccinated
❗️ The head of the Center for Disease Control, Amiran Gamkrelidze, said that according to the forecast, the number of infected people will increase in the next 2-3 weeks. However, so far the new strain "omicron" is not characterized by a severe clinical course.

👨🏻‍⚕ Zurab Azarashvili has been appointed the new Minister of Health of Georgia.
Previously, he was the head of the Delta military company and has worked in commercial banks for the last 15 years.
«The healthcare budget is about 6 billion lari, which is a third of the country's budget, and we need experienced personnel in this area," Prime Minister Garibashvili said at a briefing.
❗️Let me remind you that Ekaterina Tikaradze, who previously held this post, resigned in December and switched to party work.

🎧💃🕺🏻 Representatives of night clubs in Georgia declare that they will continue to hold events, despite the government's ban.
This is stated in the statement they published.
From December 31 to January 14, 6 test events will be held in nightclubs, after which, due to the expected aggravation of the epidemiological situation due to a new strain of the omicron virus, clubs are ready to stop working indefinitely. If the epidemiological situation worsens, the parties in February will be canceled. Until a general agreement is reached, the clubs will continue to hold parties according to the previously developed protocol. In case of possible punitive measures against clubs, this will be perceived as another hostile and discriminatory step by the authorities, which will certainly become a reason for protest.
❗️Let me remind you that the Georgian government and the Labor Inspectorate have banned the operation of nightclubs at this stage.