The News in Brief
Wednesday, November 25
By The Messenger Staff
Health Minister refuses to name the maximum limit of healthcare resources
Minister of Health Ekaterine Tikaradze does not specify what is the maximum limit of medical staff and bed resources that the country has, because, according to her, it will encourage the population to care less about the restrictions.
Tikaradze says that medical resources are measured not only by the number of beds, but also by the number of medical staff.
Asked by a Rustavi 2 journalist what the maximum limit of medical resources is, Tikaradze said that she was not going to specify it, as it would encourage the population to violate the restrictions.
“You know, naming the maximum limit of resources gives me the feeling that it makes our population more courageous, because if we see that there are enough beds, we ignore the rules. Therefore, I always avoid announcing the number of resources we have. However, of course, there is a certain amount of resources and we will definitely fight to save all our citizens.”
Today, 3,128 cases of coronavirus infection have been registered in Georgia, and 39 people have died as a result of the virus.
Radical group members send video to Tbilisi Pride, burning poster in memory of transgender people
According to Tbilisi Pride, the organization posted a video on its Facebook page of how members of a radical group burn a poster in memory of transgender people. The video released by Pride also shows a person making a Nazi salute gesture.
The organization posted the following statement on their official Facebook page:
On November 20, Transgender People Remembrance Day, we hung a poster with the caption "We Remember" in the underground passage of Heroes' Square. With this gesture we wanted to honor the transgender people who died in Georgia.
This morning, we were sent a video on the page of Tbilisi Pride, which shows how he destroys the poster, sets it on fire, and finally a representative of a radical group greets us with a Nazi salute.
The content of this video is completely unacceptable and annoying to us. We see the degradation of public space here: such a destruction of a poster of remembrance indicates that such important values as human life, mourning for the dead, respect and empathy have been devalued. The most alarming manifestation of the lack of these values is the assimilation of elements of ideologies of hatred and inequality - fascism and Nazism.
We know that there are legal ways to respond to illegal or violent actions, although we believe that this is not always sufficient or relevant. It is important for us to gain access to public space in order to create or promote the values of human dignity, equality and solidarity, and not to further reinforce a conflict or repressive environment.
We must all work together, work and fight to occupy and positively transform the public space!
Ministry of education: Blind and sight impaired students will have audio format textbooks
According to the Ministry of Education of Georgia, blind and partially sighted students of IV-VII grades will have the opportunity to study with audio textbooks.
According to the Ministry of Education, all certified textbooks for grades IV-VII are integrated in the audio format. As a result, not only students but also interested persons will benefit from the sound books, as the textbooks will be posted on the official website of the Ministry.
The ministry added that more similar projects are planned for the future.
Health Minister refuses to name the maximum limit of healthcare resources
Minister of Health Ekaterine Tikaradze does not specify what is the maximum limit of medical staff and bed resources that the country has, because, according to her, it will encourage the population to care less about the restrictions.
Tikaradze says that medical resources are measured not only by the number of beds, but also by the number of medical staff.
Asked by a Rustavi 2 journalist what the maximum limit of medical resources is, Tikaradze said that she was not going to specify it, as it would encourage the population to violate the restrictions.
“You know, naming the maximum limit of resources gives me the feeling that it makes our population more courageous, because if we see that there are enough beds, we ignore the rules. Therefore, I always avoid announcing the number of resources we have. However, of course, there is a certain amount of resources and we will definitely fight to save all our citizens.”
Today, 3,128 cases of coronavirus infection have been registered in Georgia, and 39 people have died as a result of the virus.
Radical group members send video to Tbilisi Pride, burning poster in memory of transgender people
According to Tbilisi Pride, the organization posted a video on its Facebook page of how members of a radical group burn a poster in memory of transgender people. The video released by Pride also shows a person making a Nazi salute gesture.
The organization posted the following statement on their official Facebook page:
On November 20, Transgender People Remembrance Day, we hung a poster with the caption "We Remember" in the underground passage of Heroes' Square. With this gesture we wanted to honor the transgender people who died in Georgia.
This morning, we were sent a video on the page of Tbilisi Pride, which shows how he destroys the poster, sets it on fire, and finally a representative of a radical group greets us with a Nazi salute.
The content of this video is completely unacceptable and annoying to us. We see the degradation of public space here: such a destruction of a poster of remembrance indicates that such important values as human life, mourning for the dead, respect and empathy have been devalued. The most alarming manifestation of the lack of these values is the assimilation of elements of ideologies of hatred and inequality - fascism and Nazism.
We know that there are legal ways to respond to illegal or violent actions, although we believe that this is not always sufficient or relevant. It is important for us to gain access to public space in order to create or promote the values of human dignity, equality and solidarity, and not to further reinforce a conflict or repressive environment.
We must all work together, work and fight to occupy and positively transform the public space!
Ministry of education: Blind and sight impaired students will have audio format textbooks
According to the Ministry of Education of Georgia, blind and partially sighted students of IV-VII grades will have the opportunity to study with audio textbooks.
According to the Ministry of Education, all certified textbooks for grades IV-VII are integrated in the audio format. As a result, not only students but also interested persons will benefit from the sound books, as the textbooks will be posted on the official website of the Ministry.
The ministry added that more similar projects are planned for the future.