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DKG's COVID-19 Rankings: Georgia Holds Leading Position in the Region

Deep Knowledge Group (DKG) assessed countries based on 76 parameters to determine the countries by health safety ratio, treatment efficiency and risk level during the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to the DKG, the parameters included COVID-19 cases and deaths, geographic size and demographics, hospital capacity, medical expertise, and GovTech e-government systems and defence capabilities.

Based on quarantine efficiency, government’s efficiency in risk management, monitoring and detection, health system readiness, regional resilience and emergency preparedness, Georgia has gained 550 scores and ranks first in the region.

The organization conducted research in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, according to the data from 12 countries, including Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Russia.