Friday, December 5, 2025

Georgia ponders reopening its land borders

TBILISI, DFWatch–With the tourist season approaching, Georgia is thinking about opening its land borders. “Discussions are already underway and the border will probably be opened,” said Paata Imnadze, Scientific Director at National Center for Disease Control and Public Health, which is the main body handling the pandemic in the country. Everything has been done to … Read more

WHO: Georgia at high risk of Zika virus outbreak

The carrier mosquito, Aedes, is present in Georgia, but the disease is not, NCDC representative was quoted as saying.
The carrier mosquito, Aedes, is present in Georgia, but the disease is not, NCDC representative was quoted as saying.

Tbilisi, DFWatch – Georgia’s Black Sea coast is among the European regions which are at the highest risk of a Zika virus outbreak during late spring and summer, a statement made by the World Health Organisation (WHO) reads.

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