The News in Brief
Monday, April 12
Prepared by the Messenger Staff
Tsertsvadze warns about the third wave, Gamkrelidze announces it has started
“The third wave has started, but we want it to be as manageable as possible and not turn into a large-scale epidemic,” Amiran Gamkrelidze announced yesterday.
Gamkrelidze stated that all the clusters have hitherto been directly or indirectly connected to various gatherings- weddings, celestials, or birthday parties.
“Control won’t be able to manage this solely,” he noted and added that the public should realize the necessity of abstaining from social gatherings.
“50 to 70% of the cases reported in the country is the British strain,” Gamkrelidze added.
Tengiz Tsertsvadze, however, stated the third wave hasn’t begun yet, but the number of cases has increased in the last few days.
“Fortunately, there is no increase in mortality yet. We must be careful about that, otherwise, if the third wave starts, we will not be able to keep the mortality at a single-digit number.”
Tsertsvadze encourages everyone to not gather in the coming 2-3 months, adding that if 6-7 thousand get jabbed daily, the third wave can be avoided.
Rally against Namakhvani HPP to be held in Tbilisi today
Today, on April 12, a rally in support of the population of the Rioni gorge will be held in front of the government administration at 16:00 in Tbilisi.
According to the rally organizers, the Ministry of Internal Affairs uses dirty methods and removes the activists’ tents for ungrounded reasons. Today’s rally demands that “the occupation of the Rioni Valley be stopped.”
According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, in the village of Namakhvani, the water level of the Rioni River exceeds the maximum of the water level indicator, therefore, a decision was made to "remove the tents from the danger zone and move the citizens to a safe place." Activists are protesting the ministry’s decision, stating the Interior Ministry is using the raised water level for its advantage to dismantle the tents.
Tsertsvadze warns about the third wave, Gamkrelidze announces it has started
“The third wave has started, but we want it to be as manageable as possible and not turn into a large-scale epidemic,” Amiran Gamkrelidze announced yesterday.
Gamkrelidze stated that all the clusters have hitherto been directly or indirectly connected to various gatherings- weddings, celestials, or birthday parties.
“Control won’t be able to manage this solely,” he noted and added that the public should realize the necessity of abstaining from social gatherings.
“50 to 70% of the cases reported in the country is the British strain,” Gamkrelidze added.
Tengiz Tsertsvadze, however, stated the third wave hasn’t begun yet, but the number of cases has increased in the last few days.
“Fortunately, there is no increase in mortality yet. We must be careful about that, otherwise, if the third wave starts, we will not be able to keep the mortality at a single-digit number.”
Tsertsvadze encourages everyone to not gather in the coming 2-3 months, adding that if 6-7 thousand get jabbed daily, the third wave can be avoided.
Rally against Namakhvani HPP to be held in Tbilisi today
Today, on April 12, a rally in support of the population of the Rioni gorge will be held in front of the government administration at 16:00 in Tbilisi.
According to the rally organizers, the Ministry of Internal Affairs uses dirty methods and removes the activists’ tents for ungrounded reasons. Today’s rally demands that “the occupation of the Rioni Valley be stopped.”
According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, in the village of Namakhvani, the water level of the Rioni River exceeds the maximum of the water level indicator, therefore, a decision was made to "remove the tents from the danger zone and move the citizens to a safe place." Activists are protesting the ministry’s decision, stating the Interior Ministry is using the raised water level for its advantage to dismantle the tents.