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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.

The authorities are spooked by the idea that a crowd could form.

With their borders still largely closed, Georgians hit the beach and let their guard down. The epidemiological result was inevitable.

Crowds are flocking to visit a new botanical wonderland that stands as testimony to the sway the billionaire chairman of the country’s ruling party holds over the nation.

Georgia’s coronavirus prevention efforts have been widely praised. But its treatment strategy also appears to have been a success.

The apology or recantation is uploaded to social media. Often, there is a pretense of the repentance being voluntary. But that is not always the case.

A state TV program accuses reporters of working in league with would-be extremists.

It’s open season on journalists in Tajikistan and officials aren’t shy about blaming the victims.

With supply chains disrupted, patients with chronic needs are unable to find key medicines.

Dozens of babies are marooned in hospitals, their international parents unable to travel during the coronavirus crisis.

This year, Azerbaijan embraces both the Orient and bisexuality, while Georgia complains about the West.

President Rahmon has kept a low profile, leaving his son to take the lead.

Questions will be asked why this announcement came so late.

The World Health Organization is refusing to answer questions while it appears to support the government’s increasingly dubious claims.

The pandemic has profoundly changed funeral culture in Georgia. Death is a very elaborate matter here.