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Tikaradze visiting a hospital in Batumi

Georgia’s COVID outbreak grows from molehill to “Everest”

In the early days of the pandemic, Georgia enjoyed one of the most enviable rates in the world. Things began to fall apart in late summer.
Giorgi Lomsadze Dec 7, 2020
No crowds, except when he comes out. (state media)

Turkmenistan: The dammed united

Travel bans, dams and Russian fans. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Nov 24, 2020
parliament

Election clashes, COVID deepen crisis in Georgia

Rights activists blasted the authorities' use of force.
Giorgi Lomsadze Nov 9, 2020
Giorgi Gakharia

New wave of COVID complicates Georgian ruling party’s election strategy

The Georgian government’s strict, successful early response earned it political dividends. But with a new outbreak, that success is coming under question.
Giorgi Lomsadze Sep 25, 2020
Fire breathing

Georgia experiences its first wave of COVID-19

With their borders still largely closed, Georgians hit the beach and let their guard down. The epidemiological result was inevitable.
Giorgi Lomsadze Sep 18, 2020
back to school

Armenian kids head back to school despite smoldering COVID-19 outbreak

Armenia is taking a faster route to in-person classes than its Caucasus neighbors, but it is adopting a number of precautions to make sure that schools don’t spread the virus.
Ani Mejlumyan Sep 15, 2020
Impact Hub

Georgia beckons digital nomads with COVID-fighting success

A new program is an attempt to maintain the country's enviable epidemiological situation and still attract some visitors to its tourism-dependent economy.
Joshua Kucera Sep 2, 2020
USAID/EU aid to Abkhazia

Abkhazia calls for volunteers to help with COVID outbreak

Many in the territory blame the rising numbers of coronavirus cases on the authorities’ decision to open up to Russian tourists.
Joshua Kucera Aug 19, 2020
Abkhazia booth

Russian tourists flood into newly reopened Abkhazia

The territory's public health officials have warned against opening up to tourism, and the arrival of tourists has coincided with a spike in the number of COVID-19 cases.
Joshua Kucera Aug 11, 2020
Gyumri

Armenia sees steady decrease in COVID cases

The prime minister said the once heavily infected country can now “break the back” of the novel coronavirus.
Ani Mejlumyan Jul 30, 2020
Customers aren’t spending like they used to at the reopened Calumet bar in central Yerevan. (photos: Ani Mejlumyan)

After reopening, Armenian economy continues to struggle

“It was the pandemic that hit the economy hard, not the lockdown itself.”
Ani Mejlumyan Jul 30, 2020
Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia’s approval rating has tripled over the last year (gov.ge)

Georgia’s epidemiological elections

If Georgian Dream wins a third consecutive term as Georgia’s governing party – a feat no party has achieved before – it will largely have COVID-19 to thank.
Giorgi Lomsadze Jul 23, 2020

Women are being forced to give birth ‘alone’, in post-lockdown Armenia and Ukraine

Across Eurasia, women have reported mistreatment that defies World Health Organization guidelines – and national policies.
Ani Hovhannisyan, Tetiana Kozak Jul 18, 2020
Wizz Air

Georgia demurs on restoring travel to Europe

Georgia was one of a select few countries to be approved for travel to the EU in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. But the Georgian authorities are taking a pass.
Giorgi Lomsadze Jul 1, 2020
Testing in Tbilisi

A Georgian COVID-19 survival story

Georgia’s coronavirus prevention efforts have been widely praised. But its treatment strategy also appears to have been a success.
Giorgi Lomsadze Jul 1, 2020

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