Archive - 15/5/2020

The KGB of South Ossetia records a difficult epidemiological situation in Georgia. This is stated in a statement issued on Friday by the Сommittee.

“So, despite the partial lifting of restrictions and the recent statement by the National Center for Disease Control that the epidemic is on the decline, the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic continues. Currently, 671 cases of the disease have been detected in the country, 3873 people are in quarantine, 404 are in hospitals under the supervision of doctors, 12 have died,” the KGB states.

The operational headquarters in South Ossetia has determined a schedule for the delivery of goods to the Republic

The border between South Ossetia and Russia in accordance with the decision of the operational headquarters to counteract the spread of coronavirus will be closed until May 25 for the RSO citizens arriving through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Foreign Minister of South Ossetia Dmitry Medoyev by order of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation for a significant contribution to the development of relations of South Ossetia with the Russian Federation, as well as strengthening security and stability in the Transcaucasian region was awarded the badge of Ministry "For interaction", the press service of the foreign Ministry of South Ossetia.

The condition of 30 patients with coronavirus located in the isolation ward in Tskhinval is stable, the press service of the Ministry of Health of the Republic told IA "Res". As noted, the patients with a laboratory-confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19 are being treated with antiviral drugs recommended by the Russian Ministry of Health.

"The temperature of several patients does not exceed 37.2. The rest have no temperature at all. No pneumonia was detected among these patients," the press service said.

Over the past day in South Ossetia there are no detected cases of coronavirus. Thus, on the morning of May 15, 30 cases of COVID-19 cases were laboratory-confirmed in the Republic, Anna Gagloeva, Deputy head of the South- Ossetian Consumer Supervision Committee, told IA “Res” on Friday.

Ministry of Health and Social Development of South Ossetia told about the condition of patients with coronavirus infection.

On the morning of May 14, 30 cases of coronavirus infection with COVID-19 were laboratory-confirmed in the Republic.

"The condition of the patients is satisfactory, among them there are no patients with high fever, they are being given antiviral and symptomatic therapy," the press service of the Ministry of Health said.

They clarified that the disease in patients is proceeding in a mild form.

The Foreign Minister of South Ossetia, Dmitry Medoev, in a commentary to IA Res told about the process of returning citizens from Russia to the Republic and conditions of quarantine.

Dmitry Nikolaevich, taking into account the current situation with the coronavirus pandemic and temporary closure of the border, how is the issue of transportation of citizens of the Republic to their homeland solved?