Coronavirus tests back in stock
By Khatia Bzhalava
Thursday, April 9
At the briefing held at the government’s administration, the Minister of Labour, Health and Social Affairs, Ekaterine Tikaradze talked about the import of Coronavirus tests.
As Tikaradze says, the state has access to an additional 10 000 golden standard PCR tests and 18 000 more are still being imported. We also own 4 000 antibody tests and 2 000 of the exact type is on the way.
The minister also mentioned the rapid tests, explaining that those tests demand special supervision and should be used cautiously. According to her, there are 2 000 rapid tests available at the moment and 52 000 are on the way, but as soon as the National Center for Disease Control confirms the high standard of reliability, the Ministry will order 200 000 more.
Tikaradze paid attention to the number of patients hospitals will be able to receive at the same time. At the time of writing, 3500 beds are available in hospitals, meaning that the Georgian healthcare system will be able to receive hundreds of patients daily for a month.
The minister noted that hospitals are being reviewed daily to avoid mishaps during the peak period. General practitioners are being trained actively, so that patients without the need of hospitalization will be placed in quarantine zones under their observation. The state is able to cope with 10 000 patients a month.
