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- Nogaideli: Saakashvili to Make History as Coward 2009-11-20 17:26
- Seven More “Mukhrovani Mutineers” Plead Guilty 2009-11-20 17:10
- Georgia’s ex PM to Meet with Officials in Moscow 2009-11-20 16:44
- Tbilisi Mayor’s Office Says No to Rights Defenders’ Rally on November 23 2009-11-20 16:32 Tbilisi Mayor’s office denied Georgian NGOs a rally on November 23 in Rustaveli avenue.
- Saakashvili: we didn’t finance Harlin’s movie 2009-11-20 15:05 “Now we have no money for filmmaking, - Saakashvili confessed. – As soon as we have it we will start helping our film directors’.
- Bagaturia Calls on Bakradze to Think Of Refugees 2009-11-20 14:25 According to Bagaturia, he has information confirming that in the territory of ex 8th regiment in Tbilisi refugees are forcedly evicted from the building of a former kindergarten.
- Kazbegi Residents Concerned Over Upper Lars Opening 2009-11-20 14:05 Nevertheless, deputies of the Georgian parliament are going to calm the people down and pay a visit to the village personally. According to Jondi Bagaturia a certain group of people disseminates information on “threat-containing activities” now under preparation that make people panic.
The possibility of spread of H1N1 virus was discussed at today's sitting of Anti-Crisis Council in the Georgian Parliament.
MPs listened to the report of the Alexander Kvitashvili, the Minister of Labour, Health Care and Social Protection, and Paata Imnadze, the head of the Center for Disease Control.
Kvitashvili mentioned that 36 cases of the swine flu have been registered; these are mostly people who arrived from the neighboring states: the UK, Turkey, Spain, Sweden, Malaysia. According to the Minister, there's no need to close borders.
Intensive monitoring is being conducted at all border checkpoints, passengers are provided with brochures describing symptoms of the disease to let them turn for medical aid in time.
Kvitashvili also mentioned that the agitation in Ukraine is connected with the work of mass media, and the role of media in informing the population is very important. According to the Minister, the outbreak of the swine flu coincided with regular flu, and the situation isn't as dangerous as the journalists described it.
He stated there are no grounds for panic, but, nevertheless, the country must be ready for possible epidemic and struggle with it.
Paata Imnadze said the country has stock of medicines and individual protection means. He said the country has over 100 000 pills of tamiflu, 6 000 packets of tamiflu powder, enough masks and other means pf protection.
Swine flu mortality amounts 0.004 per cent, usual flu - 7-8 per cent.
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