Amiran Gamkrelidze : Situation with coronavirus is under control in Georgia

Amiran Gamkrelidze, Director General of the National Center for Disease Control, says the situation with coronavirus is under control in Georgia.

As he stated at today's press conference, there are 15 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Georgia.

"There were 466 possible cases that needed research. The confirmed cases of the coronavirus is still 15. 2 of them are linked with the travel to Iran, 1 to Spain, 7 to Italy, and 5 to the contact with the people, who have arrived from Italy," Amiran Gamkrelidze said.

He also thanked the medical staff for their tireless work.

"I would like to take this opportunity to thank all my colleagues, doctors, medical staff, the Centers for Disease Control, which have been working tirelessly for two months 24 hours a day to keep the situation under control in the country," Amiran Gamkrelidze said.