Amiran Gamkrelidze: The number of infected people has sharply increased today, this is alarming

According to Amiran Gamkrelidze, Head of the National Center for Disease Control, the number of people infected with coronavirus has sharply increased in a day, which is alarming.

He called on the population to consult a doctor in case of any symptoms of the disease.

"We are now testing hundreds of patients. I’m sure there will be a number of positive cases, I don’t know yet how many, but new 30 cases today was already a sign that we already have a serious internal spreading of the virus. Some of the infected are medical staff, clergy and others. This means that the infection is already circulating in the population, sometimes without symptoms, although such cases are much less common. Therefore, we call on the population to consult a doctor if they have any symptoms and to act in accordance with recommendations,"- said Amiran Gamkrelidze.

The number of cases of coronavirus infection has increased to 296 today. 69 out of 296 people have recovered, while 3 have died.