Coronavirus in the Caucasus. In Georgia, 76% of the patients recovered. Crisis in Armenia

There are three new cases of coronavirus in Georgia. All of them are recorded in one of the quarantine zones and the source of infection is established.

Over the past day, 20 patients were discharged from hospitals in the country. 3076 people remain in quarantine, under the supervision of doctors in hospitals – 200 patients.

From February 26 to this day, 735 cases of coronavirus infection have been officially registered in Georgia. 557 patients recovered, accounting for 76% of the total number of cases. 12 people have passed away. Currently, 166 people will continue to receive treatment for coronavirus infection.

Limitations and other measures:

Prime minister Giorgi Gakharia made a statement on May 27 regarding the lifting of a number of restrictions.

According to him, the epidemiological situation in Georgia remains manageable, so the restrictions can be lifted.

From May 29, public transport resumes operation, and from June 8, shops and cafe-restaurants.

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In total, 7,774 people have been infected since the start of the pandemic, 98 of them died, 3,255 recovered.

Experts say, within a week, the healthcare system in Armenia will become overloaded and will start turning people away, doctors will be unable to handle the large influx of patients, and healthcare centers will have to start prioritizing which patients to admit.

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In Armenia, 4 new deaths, a total of 91 people have died since the start of the epidemic.

7,402 people were infected. 3,220 recovered and were discharged from hospitals.

Infections at the Mari Izmirlyan Orphanage in Yerevan are officially confirmed. Pupils of this orphanage are children with disabilities.

Anti-coronavirus measures in Armenia

The state of emergency will remain in force in Armenia until June 13.

However, restrictions on movement have already been lifted and almost all businesses have opened: enterprises, shops, hairdressers, museums.

From May 18, public transport has been restored, and will be regularly sanitised. All passengers must use face masks while on public transport.

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The publication “Basis” talks about the conflict in the republican hospital in Vladikavkaz. The son of an elderly patient accused the doctors of “chipping” his father, as he discovered a new scar under his collarbone. The doctors’ explanation that this was a scar from a subclavian catheter did not help.

There was also a problem with the mufti of North Ossetia, Khadzhimurat Gatsalov. He brought a pack of medicines to the hospital and, being in a serious condition, insisted on taking them – as “his friends recommended”.

In late April, there were 65 coronavirus deaths in North Ossetia. By May 26, it’s already 132. But these are figures only of those who have been tested for the virus at least posthumously. However, from the number of those who died during this time, testing was carried out only in 8 percent of cases – 81 out of 1 106 deaths.

In total, 2,645 people have been infected since the start of the epidemic in North Ossetia.

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In total, 51 people have already died from the beginning of the epidemic in Azerbaijan.

4,271 people have become sick, 2,741 people of them have been cured.

Coronavirus control measures in Azerbaijan

Quarantine in Azerbaijan will last until May 31, but most of the restrictions have already been lifted. People can move freely within their city or village, all quarantine bans on almost all types of businesses have been lifted, including hairdressing salons, museums, open parks.

All cafes and restaurants are open, but only from 8:00 to 18:00.

All stores are operating, except for shopping centers.

In Baku, public transport, including the metro, has been brought back online.

The cities of Baku, Sumgait, Ganja, Lankaran and the Absheron peninsula are still closed for entry and exit.

Borders are closed and air traffic is suspended.

Any mass events, including weddings and commemorations, are forbidden.

Gyms, entertainment centers, all educational institutions and kindergartens are closed.

This video is posted on Instagram. The author comments on the conditions in which patients are in the infectious ward of the central district hospital. Local residents say that in this state the department has been staying for many years.

“This is a shower, I don’t even want to touch it. There is no cistern for the toilet. ”

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In total, 87 people have already died from the beginning of the epidemic in Armenia.

7,113 people have become sick, 3,145 people of them have been cured.

Anti-coronavirus measures in Armenia

The state of emergency will remain in force in Armenia until June 13.

However, restrictions on movement have already been lifted and almost all businesses have opened: enterprises, shops, hairdressers, museums.

From May 18, public transport has been restored, and will be regularly sanitised. All passengers must use face masks while on public transport.

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The letter, which was read out at a meeting of the Russian State Duma by a deputy from the city of Yaroslavl Olga Sekacheva, states:

“I’m scared to remember what I experienced while being treated for coronavirus infection in a hospital in the village of Karabikha. I was almost not treated. Azithromycin was given for three days – three injections, two droppers. X-rays have never been done. <…> After the check, the corpses were removed, which [were stacked] by dozens at the door of my room, five meters from my bed. At my request to remove the corpses, they said: “Do not worry, they will not stand up.”

After that, the deputy recalled that, according to official figures, 13 people have died from the coronavirus in this area since the beginning of the epidemic.

A local government spokesman said in response that “people with diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and HIV do not die from the coronavirus, but against the background of the coronavirus.”

In Russia, 344,481 people were infected with coronavirus, 3,541 died. However, these statistics raise great doubts among many, both domestically and abroad. In particular, in the most affected countries, 300 to 500 people per million people die from Covid-19, in Russia – 24 people.

Source: MBH Media

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