COVID-19 will kill more people than the four major infections - tuberculosis, AIDS, malaria, and hepatitis together, said today the Head of the National Center for Disease Control, after a meeting of the Coordinating Council.

“Coronavirus had already killed a million people and, according to the current forecast, another million will die in the spring. COVID-19 will kill more people than the four major infections - tuberculosis, AIDS, malaria, and hepatitis together.

Yesterday, I collected new data from the highest-rated magazines, and the best means of protection is a mask. Wearing it when we have an increase in infection is necessary for close and open spaces where we can not keep our distance. You are advised to wear a mask in the open during the cold season, which reduces the risk of infection by 50 to 75%. Please, follow the simple rule, refrain from large gatherings. All the sources of the virus in the last month and a half come from these large gatherings”, - said Amiran Gamkrelidze.