Tengiz Tsertsvadze: Population wants to know if the pandemic is over, but we have no guarantees for that yet, 17 cases of a new variant – Deltamicron - have been detected in the world

Population wants to know if the pandemic is over, but we have no guarantees for that yet, because coronavirus has already shown its ability to renew itself several times, said Tengiz Tsertsvadze, medical director of the Tbilisi Infectious Diseases Hospital.

According to him, at least 17 cases of a new variant of coronavirus – Deltamicron - have been detected in the world.

According to Tsertsvadze, the new variant unites Delta and Omicron and it may have the ability to spread like Omicron and be severe like Delta.

"The wave of Omicron in Georgia is going downwards. The number of infections and deaths are really decreasing every day.

I am often asked, population wants to know if the pandemic is over, but we have no guarantees for that yet, because coronavirus has already shown its ability to renew itself several times. At least 17 cases of the new variant of coronavirus – Deltamicron - have been detected in the world. The new variant unites Delta and Omicron and it may have the ability to spread like Omicron and be severe like Delta," said Tsertsvadze.