Paata Imnadze: Nobody has said not to turn on air conditioners at home, we are talking about the use of household air conditioners in public places

According to Paata Imnadze, Deputy Director of the National Center for Disease Control and Public Health, until there is no strong evidence that the use of household air conditioners does not increase the risk of spreading the virus, they will not recommend its use.

At the same time, Paata Imnadze noted that the above applies to the air conditioners that circulate only indoor air.

"There are many opinions about conditioners. We can’t play with people’s lives and health. If I were a free expert now, I would say so many things. But when we make decisions and advise our government to do certain things, we thus take responsibility for what happens in Georgia. This is about people's lives and health. Therefore, all our recommendations should be based on some scientific evidence. It is very easy to give advice when you have no responsibility.

I would also like to add that this does not apply to all air conditioners or conditioning systems. Nobody has said not to turn on air conditioners at home. We are only talking about the use of household air conditioners in public places, which only circulates indoor air, "- said Paata Imnadze.