The national currency strengthened against the US dollar as a result of trading on September 16. The change in the exchange rate was 0.29 tetri, as a result of which the official value of the dollar became 3.1112 GEL.

"I am not satisfied with the rate of vaccination of medical workers," Amiran Gamkrelidze, head of the National Center for Disease Control, told a media webinar.

The more people are vaccinated, the easier it will be to get through the "fifth wave" and we will no longer have "Black August" - said the head of the National Center for Disease Control Amiran Gamkrelidze at a media webinar.

"Both the restrictions and the wavy nature of the virus have stabilized, but 2,000 cases of infection are still a lot for Georgia and it is necessary to follow the rules," said Amiran Gamkrelidze, head of the National Center for Disease Control, in a speech at a media webinar.

"It is important to actively motivate doctors and provide additional information, because they are the bridge between the population and the state, who must agitate for the safety and need for vaccination. This process has started and we hope that it will be intensified with the involvement of primary health doctors," the minister said.

"After the resumption of the public transport, it is important to follow the regulations issued by the Ministry of Health, so as not to provoke the spread of infection," - said the Minister.

So far, four Su-25 jets have been fully renovated and modernized. At the same time, a Mi-24 helicopter is under restoration, with its trial flights expected in near future. Uh-2s are also actively restored. Four AN-2 planes have been fully renovated.

The Soviet chess pioneer Nona Gaprindashvili sued Netflix on Thursday for defamation, seeking $5 million in damages over a false statement about her in the fictional series The Queen’s Gambit.

The Prime Minister reiterated the safety of vaccination and its importance in the process of overcoming the pandemic, also urging citizens to become actively involved in this process.

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva was called out Thursday by the World Bank, her previous employer, for applying pressure to boost China’s position in a ranking of economies.

A total of 31 532 tests have been conducted in the past 24 hours throughout the country. Among them, 18 378 tests were rapid tests, while the remaining 13 154 were PCR tests.

Thousands of health workers across France have been suspended without pay for failing to get vaccinated against Covid-19 ahead of a deadline this week, Health Minister Olivier Veran said.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has suspended its approval process for Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, pending a fresh inspection of at least one Russian factory manufacturing the shot.

Ukraine spent over UAH 30 billion (US$1,123,784,700) in January-August 2021 on the fight against COVID-19, the Ukrainian Finance Ministry has reported.

The Turkish Central Bank signed an agreement with defense and technology firms Aselsan and Havelsan, and the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) for the research, development, and testing processes of the potential digital Turkish lira.

Over the first eight months of 2021, sales volumes of European passenger-car saw a year-on-year increase of 11.2%, counting 6.8 million new passenger cars in total.

The European Union (EU) and Israel have reached a reciprocal agreement to recognize each other's Covid vaccination certificates. Joining the EU's digital Covid certificate program will ease travel between Israel and the EU and could renew incoming tourism.

The production in the sector of electric power, gas and steam production, distribution, and supply amounted to AZN 1,608.3 million (US$946,058,817) in January-August 2021, up 5.4% from a year earlier, Report informs, citing the State Statistical Committee.