Prime Minister: If a similar trend is maintained in the next week, the government may start discussing the earlier lifting of restrictions in Tbilisi, Kutaisi and Rustavi

According to Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia, the coronavirus positivity rate and current trends give grounds for cautious optimism.

As he stated at the governmental session, if a similar trend continues in the next week, the government may start discussing the earlier lifting of restrictions in Tbilisi, Kutaisi and Rustavi.

According to Gakharia, the above will apply to educational institutions and public transport.

"Today, in the format of the government, we have to address the issue that concerns each of us and our citizens - how to start the opening of the economy as quickly as possible, but safely and wisely. When we imposed targeted restriction, it was late November, we had a specific objective: Unfortunately, at that time the prevalence rate of the virus was extremely high, exceeding 30% in some cities. According to today's data, I can say that out of 18 thousand tests performed, only 723 are positive, which is certainly good, but it's still high. However, it has approached 4%. When we have a positivity rate of 4% in 7 days, we will be able to open the economy more boldly, cautiously and reasonably. It seems that today's trends give us grounds for cautious optimism if a similar trend continues in the next week, the government may start discussing the earlier lifting of restrictions in Tbilisi, Kutaisi and Rustavi”, said the PM.