Archive - 4/2020

In the capital of South Ossetia, a briefing will be held for journalists by a member of the expert council under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic, Yuri Vazagov, on the topic: "Georgia in a pandemic: problems and prospects."

As noted by Yury Vazagov in his comments to IA “Res”, the briefing will discuss the most pressing issues of the current situation in the neighboring republic.

South Ossetian President Anatoly Bibilov instructed the Ministry of Health and Social Development and the South Ossetian Consumer Supervision Committee to "be prepared for any development of the situation."

Medical facilities that provide outpatient and inpatient care, and provide emergency medical care, are instructed to ensure readiness to receive and promptly provide assistance to patients with respiratory symptoms, taking biological material from patients for examination for coronavirus infection COVID-19.

The government of South Ossetia on Thursday adopted a new resolution providing for the extension of the state border crossing procedure from April 10 through the multilateral checkpoint "Ruck" on the border with Russia until 23.59 minutesб May 31, 2020. Previously, the ban on crossing the state border through the checkpoint "Ruck" was valid until May 1.

The decision notes that all measures taken are subject to special circumstances and are exclusively temporary.

There have not been registered cases of coronavirus in South Ossetia on the morning of April 30, Marina Kochieva, head of the South Ossetian Committee for Consumer Rights Supervision told IA "Res."

" A of April 30, in the hospital facilities of South Ossetia, there are 44 people under the supervision of doctors, three people remain on self-isolation," she said.

The people of South Ossetia suffered a bereavement: one of the Heroes of the Republic passed away, her fearless defender Alan Sanakoev (Parchi).

1991 is, really, one of the most difficult periods in the history of South Ossetia. The "black winter", the "bloody Christmas", the beginning of the energy blockade, which killed the old and newborn babies, was followed by an equally terrible spring, which in that year did not bode well for renewal. The tragedy in Ered, in Tsinagar – the Georgian fascism over and over again showed its inhuman appearance.

President of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov addressed his compatriots in connection with the next anniversary of the tragedy that took place in the Republic on April 29, 1991 - an earthquake in Dzau district.

“A destructive earthquake took place in South Ossetia 29 years ago. 59 people became the victims of the strongest tremors, dozens were injured, the Dzau district center along with all the infrastructure was destroyed. As a result of the natural disaster, the village of Khakhet turned out to be under a landslide.

April 28, 1991 seven unarmed residents of the village of Tsinagar in Leningor district of South Ossetia - Otar Margiev, Givi Bibilov, Slavik Chertkoev, Zaur Khubulov, Otar Khubulov, Tengiz Dudaev and Taimuraz Khubulov were killed by Georgian bandits

The memory of the victims of the Georgian fascism was honored on Tuesday at a mourning rally in the village of Tsinagar, Lenigorsky district of South Ossetia - at the monument to the murdered residents of Tsinagar.

In the course of the week, 20 citizens of the Republic will return home from North Ossetia-Alania, Foreign Minister, Dmitry Medoev, said at the meeting of the headquarters for preventing the penetration of coronavirus.

“Ten people are arriving today. There are children among them. The next group will arrive on Thursday,” Medoev said.

According to the head of the Foreign Ministry, another 57 South Ossetian citizens who want to return home have applied to the Consular Agency.

Restrictive measures imposed on the border of South Ossetia with Russia in connection with the threat of coronavirus should be maintained and control should be strengthened, President of the Republic Anatoly Bibilov said on Tuesday at a meeting of the operational headquarters for countering the penetration of coronavirus.