Two Georgian citizens who arrived from China not confirmed to have any type of virus

11:57, 31.01.2020

Amiran Gamkrelidze, Head of the National Center for Diseases Control and Public Health said that two Georgian citizens who arrived from China were not confirmed to have any type of virus.

Gamkrelidze said during a press conference that the 2 Georgian citizens were subject to medical examinations and that their health condition was satisfactory.

“One of the Georgian citizens, who arrived from China, applied to the hospital and the other was taken to the Hospital of Infectious Diseases from the airport because of high body temperature. The tests were taken and sent to Richard Lugar Center for Public Health Research. The tests proved negative against all kinds of virus,” Gamkrelidze said.

Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia said on January 30 during the governmental sitting that the Georgian Healthcare system was ready to efficiently respond to the challenge of novel Chinese coronavirus and prevent its spread in the country.

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