Coronavirus in the Caucasus. 7-9 April, 2020

The most recent death from coronavirus to be reported in Azerbaijan was 71 years old. He suffered from severe chronic diseases.

The total number of cases is 926.

Of the number of people infected since the beginning of the epidemic, 101 have been cured and discharged from hospitals.

A stricter quarantine regime has been introduced in Azerbaijan – the metro is closed, but the buses are running. The work of most enterprises, offices, restaurants and shops, except for grocery and drugstores, has been suspended.

People are required to stay at home. Starting April 5, restrictions on movement have been introduced – before leaving the house, residents will have to inform the authorities via SMS.

For violation of the quarantine regime will be a fine.

The Racha-Lechkhumi-Kvemo Svaneti region in northwest Georgia has been placed under special control.

The entire population of the cities of Lentekhi and Tsageri is being checked for temperatures with the help of special thermal screens, the checkpoints at the entrances stop all cars and also check the temperature of drivers and passengers.

The measures have been taken after the first case of coronavirus was recorded in the area when a 50-year-old man fell ill. Now the circle of his communication is being established.

The total number of cases in Georgia is 104.

50 people have recovered,

Three patients have passed away.

4,559 people are in quarantine, 353 people are under surveillance in the hospital.

The patient was 80 years old and he had a number of chronic diseases.

The total number of cases is 921.

138 people have recovered.

The current condition of 8 patients is critical.

4,902 tests have yielded negative results.

From March 16 to April 14, a state of emergency was declared in Armenia in order to avoid an even greater spread of coronavirus. Everything is closed except grocery stores and pharmacies.

Since March 25, a strict restriction on the movement of people has been introduced. You can leave the house only in case of emergency – with a passport and a “travel profile” – a form in which residents fill out their personal data, purpose and estimated time of return. Violations are monitored by the police.

All public transport has been suspended, including the metro.

The new cases involve community infection within the country Coronavirus has reached the Georgian cities of Vani (three members of the same family), Kobuleti and Lentekhi.

This is the first confirmed case of coronavirus in the Racha-Lechkhumi-Kvemo Svaneti region.

Since the beginning of the epidemic in Georgia, 50 people have recovered from among those infected with coronavirus. Three patients have passed away.

4,559 people are in quarantine, 353 people are under surveillance in the hospital.

A state of emergency was declared in Georgia on March 21 to stop the coronavirus pandemic. All public transport was stopped, everything was closed except for grocery stores and pharmacies. People are not allowed to leave the house unless otherwise necessary.

Since March 23, the cities of Marneuli and Bolnisi have been closed for entry and exit because of the danger of the internal spread of the coronavirus.

On March 31, a curfew was imposed throughout Georgia.

Abkhazia’s Gagra region will now be subject to a curfew after a second case of coronavirus infection has been recorded in the region.

The curfew runs from eight in the evening until seven in the morning.

Residents are not allowed to leave the apartments; local authorities supply them with food.

• Curfew in Gagra, Abkhazia

60 people have recovered from the coronavirus in Azerbaijan, and eight died.

A resident of the Vani district in western Georgia has been diagnosed with coronavirus.  The source of the infection has not yet been established.  The woman worked as a saleswoman in a store, so the authorities took emergency security measures.

The patient’s social circle has already been established, and the entire population is going through thermal scanning. It has been reported that 5,000 people have already been checked.

Entry and exit to the area is limited, a checkpoint has been set up.

A total of 208 cases of coronavirus infection have been found in Georgia.

Of these, 46 people have recovered, three people have died.

A state of emergency was declared in Georgia on March 21 to stop the coronavirus pandemic.

Since March 23, the cities of Marneuli and Bolnisi have been closed for entry and exit because of the danger of the internal spread of the coronavirus.

On March 31, a curfew was imposed throughout Georgia.

Five members of one family in the city of Batumi in Western Georgia have been diagnosed with coronavirus.

It was discovered that one of them was being treated at a medical center in nearby Kobuleti. After that, the center was closed.

The sick family are relatives of a 60-year-old woman coronavirus who died on April 7 in Batumi.  Where she got infected is still unknown.

It also turned out that she was visiting the village of Gvara in the Kobulet district. 14 people in this village are already in self-isolation. When epidemiologists finish their work, it will become clear whether a quarantine will be declared in this village where 1,089 people live.

A total of 208 cases of coronavirus infection have been found in Georgia.

Of these, 46 people have recovered, three people have died.

4,674 people are in quarantine, 362 are under surveillance in the hospital.

The total, official number of infected now stands at 881 people, 57 of whom have recovered and been discharged from the hospital.

Of these, 46 people have recovered, two patients have died.

4,674 people are in quarantine, 362 people are under surveillance in the hospital.

An Abkhaz citizen, who was on a business trip in Moscow for a long time, turned out to be infected. The other day he returned to Gagra, where his family lives.

The authorities of Abkhazia ordered borders be closed starting April 8, even for their citizens.

• Earlier, the virus was detected in a resident of the Gali district, who returned home from Russia

An 86-year-old woman who was being treated in the Tbilisi Infectious Disease Hospital has passed from COVID-19.

“She suffered from a neurological disease ad she had bilateral pneumonia. There was practically no healthy lung tissue left, there was severe sepsis and other severe complications”, said the head of the infectious diseases hospital Tengiz Tsertsvadze.

As of April 7,195 cases of coronavirus infection were recorded in Georgia. 4,735 people are quarantined, 383 are under inpatient supervision. 39 patients have recovered, 3 have died.

The eighth victim was a 67-year-old man and, like most previous coronavirus victims in Azerbaijan, he suffered from diabetes.

The total, official number of infected now stands at 717 people, 44 of whom have recovered and been discharged from the hospital.

87 people have recovered from the coronavirus in Armenia, and eight died.

The day before April 7, 11 cases of coronavirus were recorded.

PM Nikol Pashinyan said that specialists are “looking at the dynamics of the past two days with cautious optimism.”

The Ministry of Health of Armenia intends to carry out 1,000 tests a day over the course of the next week.

Of these, 39 people have recovered, two patients have died.

4,735 people are in quarantine, 383 people are under surveillance in the hospital.

A state of emergency was declared in Georgia on March 21 to stop the coronavirus pandemic. All public transport was stopped, everything was closed except for grocery stores and pharmacies. People are not allowed to leave the house unless otherwise necessary.

Since March 23, the cities of Marneuli and Bolnisi have been closed for entry and exit because of the danger of the internal spread of the coronavirus.

On March 31, a curfew was imposed throughout Georgia.

• A timeline of events in the Caucasus related to coronavirus epidemic, April 4-6, 2020