Fourth case of coronavirus confirmed in Georgia

Another case of coronavirus has been confirmed in Georgia.

As Amiran Gamkrelidze, Head of the National Center for Disease Control, said at a news conference a few minutes ago, the virus was detected in a Georgian citizen who returned from Italy on Sunday.

"The Georgian citizen arrived in the country from Italy without symptoms on Sunday. The citizen developed high fever later, due to which, he/she went to the infectious hospital himself/herself and was hospitalized yesterday morning,” Gamkrelidze said.

The above is the fourth case of coronavirus in the country. The first case was reported on February 26, the second - on February 28 and the third one - on February 29. Two of the infected persons arrived in Georgia from Iran and the other two –from Italy. The health condition of the first three patients is stable at this stage.