On the Walk of Fame in the city of Stalinir (Tskhinval), South Ossetia, the Garland of Glory was laid at the Obelisk of fallen heroes during the Great Patriotic War. The leadership of South Ossetia, led by the Supreme Commander of the Republic Anatoly Bibilov, the Russian Ambassador to the Republic Marat Kulakhmetov, members of the Parliament, representatives of ministries and departments took part in the laying ceremony.
37 more people are waiting for test results.
On the morning of May 8, 15 cases of coronavirus infection were laboratory-confirmed in South Ossetia, the head of the South Ossetian Consumer Supervision Committee Marina Kochieva said at a government meeting.
“Of the 64 people examined on Thursday, 4 of them were lab-confirmed coronavirus. Thus, there are 15 patients in the Republic today,” she said.
Kochieva has noted that 37 more people are waiting for test results.
To the 75th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War in South Ossetia, personal parades are being held for front-line soldiers. On each street where veterans of the Great Patriotic War live, took place ceremonial march of the Defense Ministry.
The head of state Anatoly Bibilov congratulated the war veterans on the upcoming anniversary of the Great Victory. The President presented each of them with gift baskets and cash rereward.
""Happy holiday to you, our veterans. Long life to you and many thanks for your feat", - he addressed them.
The Russian Federation provides comprehensive assistance in the fight against coronavirus infection, and primarily helped to train South Ossetian laboratory doctors at the Stavropol Anti-Plague Institute, said Marina Kochieva, head of the South Ossetian Consumer Supervision Committee.
Russia, according to the chief sanitary doctor, has handed over ten test systems to the Republic. “So far, there are 300-350 people in the reserve of tests, and about 243 studies have been done according to the data on the morning of May 7,” she said.
The number of patients infected with coronavirus in South Ossetia according to the data on the morning of May 7 is eleven,” said Anna Gagloeva, Deputy Chairman of the South Ossetian Consumer Supervision Committee to IA “Res.”
According to her, of the total number of tests conducted on the eve, eight more showed a positive result. “Thus, the total number of patients is already eleven. One of them is a man who came from North Ossetia for treatment, as well as students of Russian universities who were brought from Russian regions to South Ossetia this week,” she said.
President of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov appealed to fellow citizens to remain calm and not give in to panic. The head of state wrote about this on his page on the social network Facebook.
"Dear fellow citizens! Unfortunately, GOVID-19 did not bypass our South Ossetia! The measures taken today have allowed to identify this virus in quarantined persons! A big request, the most important thing is not to panic!", The head of state noted.
The ban also applies to trucks
The border of South Ossetia with the Russian Federation will be closed from 00.00 hours May 10, 2020 to 23.59 hours May 17, 2020. According to the press service of the head of state, such a decision was made at a meeting of the operational headquarters to counteract the coronavirus infection COVID-19.
A temporary ban on border crossing applies to all citizens without exception. The ban also applies to trucks.
Two more cases of coronavirus infection have been detected in South Ossetia, said Marina Kochieva, the main sanitary doctor, to IA "Res ".
In the morning at a meeting of the operational headquarters on May 6, t was announced the first case of coronavirus infection.
Two more cases of coronavirus infection were confirmed among residents of South Ossetia who arrived in Tskhinval the day before, May 5.
In South Ossetia, the first case of coronavirus infection was detected in a man who entered the republic on April 30 from the Russian Federation.
"He was in quarantine, after which he had a fever, a test was carried out and it turned out to be positive, the man was isolated in a separate box in the infectious diseases hospital," said the chief sanitary doctor Marina Kochieva at a headquarters meeting.
She has emphasized that all security measures are being taken, everyone with whom he contacted will be isolated.
According to the South Ossetian Consumer Supervision Committee, 84 people are in quarantine on the morning of May 5 in South Ossetia. According to the chief sanitary doctor of the Republic, Marina Kochieva, 77 people are under medical supervision.
“Of these, 36 people are under the supervision of doctors in the isolation ward of the Republican Multidisciplinary Medical Center in Tskhinval, in the isolation ward - 16 and in the hospital of the village of Dzau - 25 people, “said Kochieva to IA “Res “.
