"If necessary, senior students at medical universities will be involved in the management of the virus" - said the Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia, Mikheil Chkhenkeli after the meeting of the Interagency Coordination Council.

Mikheil Chkhenkeli: "Today, during the Interagency Council, it was decided that the senior medical students will be trained, to create a reserve of medical staff and if necessary, they will also be involved in the medical management of COVID-19, to help our doctors. T

Today, I have a meeting arranged with the rectors of all medical universities in Georgia, as well as with the heads of medical faculties, and we will start the process very shortly.

The training course will be multi-faceted and depending on the epidemiological situation in the country, our doctors will have a strong force to assist them in any way.”