Amiran Gamkrelidze: The epidemiological situation is deteriorating - we may see mass spread of the virus

"The epidemiological situation is deteriorating - we may see mass spread of the virus," Amiran Gamkrelidze, head of the National Center for Disease Control, told InterPressNews.

According to him, if the population follows regulations, the probability of large restrictions will be low.

"The epidemiological situation has been gradually deteriorating in the country for the last 20 days. The number of new cases increases daily. The so-called reproduction rate is already above 1, which need to be paid attention. There is also an increase in the number of active cases, i.e. people who are in hospitals or at home, or treated at hotels - all these indicators are unfortunately deteriorating. The fact that clusters are formed in Samegrelo, Shida Kartli and Guria shows is the first sign that we may see the mass spread of the virus”, Gamkrelidze said and called on the population to follow recommendations in order to avoid strict restrictions.