Assistant to Health Minister of Georgia Ekaterine Tikaradze, whose spouse has tested positive for a novel coronavirus is in self- isolation.

According to Tikaradze, her assistant has tested negative for the coronavirus but still remains in self- isolation.

“My assistant has self-isolated immediately after when his/her spouse tested positive on novel coronavirus. Consequently, the risk of spread was low. Nevertheless, we have taken preventive measures and the assistant has not shown up at the workplace for already a week. The assistant preventively underwent through relevant medical examination and tested negative on a new virus”, - said the Minister.