Archive - 8/2021

As of August 16, 60 patients with COVID-19 are being treated in the "red zone" of the Republican Multidisciplinary Medical Center of South Ossetia, Eleonora Dzhioeva, the chief infectious disease specialist of the republic, told the “Res” news agency.

“Over the past day, three patients were hospitalized in the infectious diseases building of the Republic's medical center, and three people were also discharged for outpatient follow-up care. There is one patient in the intensive care ward,” said Dzhioeva.

Health Ministry of of South Ossetia has conducted an inventory of the medical equipment in the Republic, which periodically breaks down, said the Health Minister Soslan Naniev at the briefing in Tskhinval.

“We have signed an agreement with medical engineers from Russia, we expect their arrival next week. Their work will consist of several stages, the ultimate goal is the maintenance of all medical equipment,” Nannie said.

The South Ossetian wrestlers will compete at the World Junior Freestyle Wrestling Championship,” the sportsmen's coach Tamerlan Kochiev told the “Res” news agency.

Famous athletes Andrey Bestaev and Soslan Dzhagaev will represent South Ossetia at the championship. As noted, by the coach Bestaev will compete in the weight category up to 125 kg, and Dzhagaev will compete in the weight category of 97 kg.

The next anniversary of the start of the Georgian-Abkhaz war in Abkhazia was marked without mass events due to the worsening epidemic situation in the republic. This day is listed in the calendar of Abkhazia as the Day of Remembrance of the Defenders of the Fatherland.

The South Ossetian team formed from servicemen of the special purpose battalion of the Defense Ministry of the Republic, taking part in the competition "Excellence in Military Intelligence" of the International Army Games - 2021, arrived in Novosibirsk.

According to the press service of the Defense Ministry, the Russian side received the South Ossetian delegation in accordance with national traditions. State anthems of the Republic of South Ossetia and the Russian Federation were sounded, and a loaf was presented to the head of the delegation.

South Ossetian judoka Alana Alborova became the winner of the European Cup, reported the Committee on Youth Policy and Sports of the Republic. Alana, after winning the 5th Summer Youth Sports Contest as part of the Russian national team, flew to Italy, where the championship was held at the Ovidio Bernes track and field arena in Udine.

“353 athletes from 32 countries took part in it. Alana was fughting in the heaviest weight class. And at this tournament Alana managed to take revenge on her opponent, whom she lost earlier. .

The mourning event was overshadowed by a provocation by a group of migrants of the Georgian nationality

On the island of Sardinia in Italy, in the city of Cagliari, under the auspices of the representative office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Ossetia in Italy, a commemorative action was held - a prayer service dedicated to the thirteenth anniversary of Georgia's armed aggression against the Republic of South Ossetia.

The meeting of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Ossetia Dmitry Medoev with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Artsakh David Babayan was held on 12 August in an online format.

During the conversation, the parties discussed the state and prospects of further development of bilateral relations between South Ossetia and Artsakh, including expanding cooperation in the field of humanitarian issues and education with the involvement of scientists and specialists from higher educational institutions of the parties.

No one is insured against the risk, including from what happened in North Ossetia, our readiness to level those problems that may arise is important, the Health Minister of the Republic Soslan Naniev said at the press conference in Tskhinval, commenting on the tragedy that the other day occurred in Vladikavkaz.

The Minister and his Deputy Alexander Prikhodko answered the questions of the journalists at the press center of the Committee for Information and Press of South Ossetia.

The delegation of the South Ossetian State University, headed by rector Vadim Tedeev, visited the Astrakhan State University, during the meetings the directions of interaction between the two higher educational institutions were discussed.