Minister of Health: There are cases of infection, although they are fully manageable, they are at a minimum level - there is no reason for restrictions and lockdowns

Minister of Health Zurab Azarashvili states that there is no reason for panic regarding the coronavirus and no need for restrictions and lockdowns.

"We have a rather calm epidemic situation. There are cases of infection, although they are fully manageable, they are at a minimum level. In some countries, it is relatively higher, but in our case, there is no sharp increase. If we can compare it in numbers, for example, a week ago we had 100 daily cases on average, today we have 500 - in a 3.7 million country. As for cases of infection, I want to reassure the population that there is no reason for panic or stress. For those who need hospital treatment, we are ready to treat them in the hospital. For those who need a specific medicine, which is a treatment for Covid, a few months ago we brought this medicine manufactured by "Pfizer" - "Paxlovid", and we have it here. We were one of only a few countries that received this medicine for the first time. Depending on the clinical signs, severity and risks, we can offer this medicine. Also, those who wish can of course continue vaccination and we offer different types of vaccines," said Zurab Azarashvili.

In addition, according to the Minister of Health, infectious disease experts confirm that there is nothing dangerous or worth panicking.

"There is no reason for restrictions and lockdowns, and I am sure that there will be none," Azarashvili said.