The Ministry of Health of Georgia was today tasked to examine the readiness of the main clinics of the hospital sector in the next two days, Prime Minister of Georgia Giorgi Gakharia said at the meeting of the Inter-Agency Coordination Council on Friday.

Speaking about the current situation with regard to the novel coronavirus, the Prime Minister underlined that the main burden is shifting to the Ministry of Health and the hospital sector today.

“Unfortunately, today we have 18 new confirmed cases, yesterday we had 15. It is clear that the situation is getting worse and the virus is spreading more rapidly. Therefore, today we see clearly that the main burden is shifting to the Ministry of Health and the hospital sector, "the Prime Minister said.

The head of government asked the Ministry of Health for detailed information about the readiness on the frontline to fight the virus.