💉🚫 400 thousand Pfizer vaccines will not be used in Georgia - they have expired.
According to the head of the Center for Disease Control Amiran Gamkrelidze, hundreds of thousands of covid-19 vaccines will be disposed of in the country on March 31.
«I am angry at myself and at you," the medic said, "in August-September, we did 20,000 vaccinations a day, and in March 2022, their daily number is only 5000-1500 per day. The vaccine has protected the lives of many people and is helping in the fight against the pandemic, but we have not been able to reach everyone."
ℹ️ Let me remind you that 54% of the adult population in Georgia is now fully vaccinated, and the government has set a plan for 70% until the summer, but experts report that at the current rate, this is impossible.
❗️Health Minister Zurab Azarashvili announced today the end of the coronavirus pandemic in Georgia.

🦠🚫 23.03. What covid restrictions remain in Georgia?
After yesterday's government resolutions on the abolition of masks in open spaces, the removal of all quantitative restrictions on catering enterprises, as well as sports, creative and other events, only two requirements remain:
📍Mandatory wearing of masks indoors and in transport
📍Requirements for vaccines or PCR tests from foreign citizens coming to the country.

😉👍 Nikolai Levshits is with you and today I turned 44 years old.
Not only a beautiful figure, but also a reason to stop for a minute, think, look back and look forward. About 10 years ago I said to myself that it was necessary to fill life with the meaning of existence. To be necessary, in demand and useful. For the country, people close to you, friends and even strangers who need support. That's how I live. I help those who fight the regime in Russia and everyone who comes or lives in Georgia, respond to requests from friends, take care of my family and respond daily to hundreds of messages and calls to everyone who writes or calls.
😊 Yes, yes, I will definitely rake your 3000 messages in the telegram in the near future.
️👆Now I want peace in Ukraine most of all, like all of us. I want people to stop dying and bombs to stamp falling. This is the main desire today, along with thoughts about the health and happiness of the wife and three-month-old son. So that they and all people have a peaceful sky over their heads.
❤️ Many thanks to everyone for their help, support, comments, constructive criticism. Together we make blogging better and more useful. There will be interesting announcements in the near future.
😜 44 - life is just beginning!

🇬🇪 Objects on the renovated Gudiashvili Square in Tbilisi will be put up for auction.
I am sure that this will be a very interesting offer for everyone who plans to open a business in the capital. Quiet streets of the Sololaki district with restored beautiful buildings will attract tourists and locals.
According to Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze, Gudiashvili Square should be economically activated, cafe-bars will be arranged that will make this place a center of attraction.

️❗️🛵 Since March 28, registration of mopeds and light ATVs becomes mandatory in Georgia.
According to the service agency, until this date there is a simplified procedure for registering mopeds and light ATVs (can be passed in VET centers). From March 28, this can be done only in the structural subdivisions of the service agency of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia.

🇬🇪🇺🇦 According to the Interim Representative of Ukraine, there are about 20,000 Ukrainians in Georgia who need help because of the Russian invasion and this number is growing daily.
"The Embassy of Ukraine in Georgia works closely with the Government of Georgia to ensure that the assistance and support of Ukrainians is systematic," said Andriy Kasyanov.
ℹ️ Let me remind you that now there are several assistance programs for Ukrainians in the country:
📍Children are admitted to kindergartens free of charge
📍Schoolchildren are enrolled in schools according to a simplified scheme
📍Free travel on public transport in Tbilisi
📍Business and entrepreneurs provide various support
📍Large local volunteer program (contact through bots @dopomogaGE_bot and @volunteerstbilisi_bot)

️⚽️ Midfielder of the Georgian national team and the best football player of the country of recent years Khvicha Kvaratskhelia moves from Rubin Kazan to Dynamo Batumi.
The information was confirmed by representatives of the Georgian club. It is expected that the football player will spend several months here, after which he will move to one of the European clubs.
⚽️ The midfielder of Tula "Arsenal" Zuriko Davitashvili also moved to the Batumi club.

♻️ The Batumi landfill, which caused the discontent of local residents, will be closed and the construction of a new, modern landfill will begin.
Under the agreement with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 28 million GEL (~7 million euros) was allocated to equip the Tsetskhlauri (Kobuleti) test site with equipment. In addition, the landfill in Batumi will be closed and the construction of an intermediate transshipment station will begin.

📵 Failure of facebook, telegram and messengers.
Users from different cities report that they can’t open websites and messengers. I reconnected now from "Magti" to "Geocell" and everything worked. Although it doesn't seem to be because of the provider.

🙈A Russian citizen staged a scandal in a Tbilisi store.
According to eyewitnesses, the girl was drunk and refused to wear a mask. She did not react to the comments, and later showed her middle finger and shouted at others that she was Russian and "Glory to Russia."
The video instantly went viral in Georgia. At the moment, it has hundreds of thousands of views, reposts and comments.
👆Well, what can I say, terrible behavior and words of this lady. She doesn't look much like an adequate person in this video.

🇬🇪🏊‍♂🇷🇺 The Georgian national team will replace the Russian team at the World Water Polo Championship.
Russian and Belarusian athletes will not take part in the 2022 Summer Aquatics World Championships in Budapest. This decision was made by the International Swimming Federation.

🇬🇪🛫🇹🇷 The summer navigation schedule of the two airlines most flying to Georgia became known: Turkish Airlines and Pegasus Airlines.
✈️ Turkish Airlines has planned 28 flights per week on the route Istanbul-Tbilisi-Istanbul, and from June 13 it will increase the number of frequencies to 35 per week.
✈️ Pegasus Airlines will operate flights:
📍Istanbul-Tbilisi-Istanbul 15 times a week
📍Istanbul-Batumi-Istanbul 3 times a week
📍From May 3, Bodrum-Tbilisi-Bodrum twice a week
📍From May 16 Antalya-Tbilisi-Antalya 4 times a week

🇬🇪🛫🇮🇹 From March 28, direct flights between Kutaisi and Rome will resume.
Flights will be operated once a week by the low cost airline Wizz Air.
In April, there were tickets for 209 GEL (58 euros) round-trip.

️⛔️ 🇬🇪➡️🇷🇺 The Georgian-Russian land border is closed due to snowfall and avalanche.
🌨 Traffic through Upper Lars is closed for all modes of transport. The timing of the resumption of work is unknown and will depend on avalanche specialists.

🇹🇷🔌🚫 The Turkish company Enka officially terminated the contract with the Government of Georgia for the construction of a hydroelectric power plant.
The company planned to invest a total of $800 million. In addition, the financial report indicates that Enka wrote off $40.4 million in investment and construction equipment for the Namakhvan HPP.
ℹ️ Let me remind you that one of the largest projects in Georgia in recent years has not been implemented due to protests of the local population, dissatisfied with the construction of the station in their region.

‍👨‍🎓 The richest citizen of Georgia Bidzina Ivanishvili won the court for more than $500 million against the Swiss bank Credit Suisse.
This is a dispute that Ivanishvili began after fraudulent transactions committed by his former personal banker Patrick Leskadron.
According to an article by the Financial Times, the Supreme Court of Bermuda has already made a decision, and the verdict and its justification will be published soon.

🇬🇪💳 Visa in Georgia joins humanitarian assistance aimed at helping families affected by the war in Ukraine and will provide the Georgian Red Cross with a donation of $200,000.
In addition, Visa allocates $100,000 to triple every donation made on https://redcross.ge/ with a Visa card. The ultimate beneficiary of the donations received - the Ukrainian Red Cross - will provide vital humanitarian goods and services to the affected population.

🇦🇲🇬🇪🇷🇺 The Armenian authorities intend to subsidize ferry service between the ports of Poti (Georgia) and the Caucasus (Russia).
The Armenian government has already made an appropriate decision.
According to Minister of Economy Vahan Kerobyan, "for many years, Armenia periodically faces the problem of closing "Upper Lars" on the Russian-Georgian border when importing and exporting goods. At a time when food security is becoming a key issue, a fundamental solution is needed. We propose to subsidize regular ferry service between Poti and the port of Kavkaz at a frequency of twice a week."
📍In response, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan reminded that this is not the first attempt to establish a ferry service, but hopes that this project will still work.

📉💵 Georgia will lose more than $1 billion in 2022, and the economy will face an imminent decline due to the war in Ukraine
This information was reported by the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Finance and Budget Kovzanadze.
"The Russian-Ukrainian war is a geopolitical shock that will inevitably be transmitted to the economy. It is difficult to measure its impact. I can definitely say that this will definitely be transferred to the economy. Both Russia and Ukraine are among our main trading partners. Russia is in second place, Ukraine is in fifth place. The consequence will be a reduction in exports, a reduction in remittances, tourism will not be like this before, and there will be a noticeable decline in the economy."

🇬🇪🎧 Tbilisi Open Air will be held in the Georgian capital after a two-year pause caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
This is stated in a statement on the festival page: "We will officially announce Tbilisi Open Air 2022 in the coming days"
Lineup will be announced later, as well as the dates of the festival. It is known that the organizers are creating a fund to help those affected by the war in Ukraine. Not only part of the proceeds from ticket sales, but also the proceeds from the sale of special merch will be transferred there.
ℹ️ Tbilisi Open Air is the largest open-air music festival in the region, founded in 2009. Over the years, the guests of the event were Leningrad, Zemfira, Placebo, Morcheeba and Tom Odell.

🇬🇪🇺🇦 According to the decision of Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, the Ukrainian-language sector will be opened in Tbilisi for pupils and students from Ukraine.
Minister of Education Mikhail Chkhenkeli met with temporary Ambassador Andrei Kasyanov and discussed with him the admission of students from Ukraine to Georgian schools. This is a very important decision that will allow Ukrainian schoolchildren to receive education in their native language.
In Tbilisi and the regions, 190 students from Ukraine of different ages have already been enrolled in educational institutions.