The coronavirus prevention measures are launched at Tbilisi International Airport. The Ministry of Health informed Report.ge on the fact.
According to the information, the passengers of China flights will be tested at Tbilisi International Airport on coronavirus. The passengers will have distant thermal screening and personal interviews with doctors. The passenger will get the information on the virus symptoms. Georgia is a country of low risk of the virus spread. The Ministry of Health has intensive communication with the World Health Organization, and together with the corresponding organizations conducts all recommendations and follows the international standards to prevent the coronavirus spread in Georgia.
The coronavirus emerged in Wuhan city of China, belongs to a big family of viruses, and causes the acute respiratory syndrome. The worldwide statistics of the deaths caused by coronavirus if 800 people in 2002/03. Then the virus also emerged from China.
The virus has already passed the China border. The cases are registered in Thailand, Japan, South Korea, France, USA, Hong-Kong, Taiwan, Macao, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore.
The cases of new type pneumonia emerged in China last December. On January 7, the Chinese specialists detected the coronavirus 2019-nCoV, causing the disease. According to the Chinese officials, coronavirus might mutate, and its transmission might speed up.
A part of The Great Chinese Wall in Peking is closed. The movement of forty-six million people from16 cities is restricted. China New Year activities and events are delayed. Cinema halls are closed.
