We learned yesterday that a new front has been opened in the form of a political masquerade, which has already or may place human health and life at risk. Such a statement made today the Prime Minister of Georgia at a meeting of the Inter-Agency Coordination Council.

Giorgi Gakharia underlined the role of Inter-Agency Coordination Council in the fight against COVID-19 and noted that Council succeeded in full and systemic coordination of the effective fight against the pandemic in every dimension.

“You may well be aware that the Inter-Agency Coordination Council was established on January 28, 2020 - well before any case of infection was detected in Georgia. Only after a month we found the first case and two months later we announced the State of Emergency.

Today we can officially take steps towards abolishing it, though it does not mean that everything is all right and it does neither mean that pandemic has been defeated. Neither Georgia, nor the rest of the planet have defeated the pandemic.

We have always been saying that we had to fight against the pandemic at two fronts - human health and life. Followed with an economic revival. We can say unequivocally that first goal has been managed well and it is great merits to this Council. It coordinated the effective fight towards curtailing the pandemic in a comprehensive and systemic manner. Now we are fighting at the other front for quick and effective revival of the economy. We should not forget that all of these are extremely interconnected.

We learned yesterday that a new front has been opened in the form of a political masquerade, which has already or may place human health and life at risk. I wish to let everyone know univocally that Government of Georgia will continue to prioritize human health and life at every stage. Nobody will hinder the extension of restrictions, which are essential for the Government and national authorities to care for human health”, - concluded the Head of the Government.