Tamar Gabunia does not rule out that the country will need to use field hospitals again

Deputy Minister of Health Tamar Gabunia does not rule out that the country may need to use field hospitals again given the complicated epidemic situation. Gabunia made the statement about it after the meeting of the Interagency Coordination Council. As she noted, COVID hotels will also be used.

"We may still need to expand the capacity of the hospital sector, including in terms of the use of field hospital and also COVID hotels", - Gabunia said.

As for the so-called boosters, as Gabunia says, around 3-4 thousand people have already had boosters doses.

"Yesterday we received a recommendation from the National Vaccination Group, which supports the use of booster doses in any age group. In this case, I am talking about the adult population over the age of 18 who have already been vaccinated, those who have been vaccinated with any vaccine. Sinovac, Sinopharm, Pfizer, AstraZeneca - in the case of all four vaccines it is possible to use booster doses. The Vaccination Council in the Ministry will go through this and we will have a decision. However, we have already received the first positive recommendation", - Gabunia said.