U.S. Ambassador : Georgia has done an excellent job on the first half of the game, and now we’re going into a very delicate period

United States Ambassador to Georgia Kelly Degnan says Georgia has done an excellent job on the first half in the fight against the coronavirus.

“It was a real pleasure to be here today with Minister Tikaradze for the arrival of this very sophisticated testing equipment and the accompanying materials, that include 4,000 of these “gold standard” PCR testing units. The purpose of these, besides being very accurate, is that it will increase Georgia’s ability to test, and testing is going to save lives, it is going to help Georgia be able to reopen its economy sooner, because we are only at the half-time of this game. There is still a lot that we need to see as we open the economies around the world. We need to keep our resistance up. We need to continue to follow the restrictions. These testing kits, the personal protection equipment that DTRA donated here today, and has donated to other Ministries, is very important to protecting people – masks, gloves, gowns – so that we can continue to engage, but safely and keeping our family, our loved ones, safe and get back to work fully. So I’m very happy to be here. I think Georgia has done an excellent job on the first half of the game, and now we’re going into a very delicate period, and I know they are doing their best to be prepared for that, as well,” Ambassador Degnan said.