Amiran Gamkrelidze: Epidemic situation is becoming more and more tense in the country - pressure on healthcare sector is gradually increasing

The epidemic situation is becoming more and more tense in the country - the pressure on the healthcare sector is gradually increasing, - the head of the National Center for Disease Control Amiran Gamkrelidze told InterPressNews.

According to him, all indicators of epidemic development in the country are deteriorating.

"Today we have a positive rate of 2.85 percent, up to 25,000 tests have been conducted and there are 707 new cases. The number of active cases is increasing - there are already more than 7000 people who are being treated in hospitals, outpatient clinics or hotels. That is, the pressure on the healthcare sector is gradually increasing. All indicators of epidemiology are deteriorating, but it isn't characterized with a big surge. We should do our best to deter and maintain the epidemic situation as it is in April-May, so that it does not have the so-called surge characteristic, this can lead to a large-scale epidemic in the country through mass spread. Therefore, we must do our best to follow the recommendations that the medical sector constantly asks the population, that is - universal wearing of facemasks, keeping distance, following the rules of sanitation and, most importantly, avoiding large gatherings. All the clusters that exist today started from the feasts, from different types of gatherings, so we should avoid this and, most importantly, get vaccinated more actively", - Gamkrelidze said.

According to Amiran Gamkrelidze, the Coordination Council did not consider it necessary to introduce additional restrictions at this stage.

"There was a discussion at the Coordination Council, it was not considered necessary to introduce additional restrictions at this stage. More emphasis is placed on paying as much attention as possible to the execution of what is in force today", - Gamkrelidze said.