Georgia Update - 22nd of July, 2021

Rorshok's weekly ten-minute update of stuff happening in Georgia. Updates on the Tbilisi Pride fallout, drug allegations facing violence victim Lesko, continued protests supporting media representatives, the Batumi International Conference, Kahha Kaladze as Tbilisi mayoral candidate, COVID-19 hospitals reaching full capacity, negative PCR tests required for certain events/gatherings, facemasks may be mandated again, high out-of-pocket healthcare costs in Georgia, bread prices increasing, a first coming soon for Belavi Belarusian airlines, export strategies for wine producers, paintings discovered at the Hotel London building, mental health during the pandemic, and much more! 

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Read the WHO’s report on healthcare in Georgia here

View the photos of paintings discovered at the Hotel London building here

Interested in how the pandemic has affected mental health in Georgia? Here’s a datablog about it