Государственное информационное агентство "Рес"

Since January 6, 146 people have been tested for coronavirus infection in the PCR laboratory of the South Ossetian Consumer Supervision Committee, 49 of them are newly diagnosed cases that showed a positive result, the head of the Committee Marina Kochieva IA "Res." on Tuesday.

"The number of patients with a new coronavirus infection in the Republic has reached 2424. 1619 people have been removed from the medical register with a negative test for COVID-19," Kochieva said. "805 patients remain under medical supervision."

Over the past day, three patients with coronavirus have been hospitalized in the "red zones" of the Republican Multidisciplinary Medical Center of South Ossetia, four people have been discharged for outpatient follow-up care, the Republic's chief infectious disease specialist Eleonora Dzhioeva told Res.

According to her, 62 patients diagnosed with COVID-19 are being treated in the "red zones" of the Republic's medical center as of January 12.

Over the past week (from January 1 to January 10), 224 people turned to the reception and sorting department of the RMMC of South Ossetia. This was reported to IA "Res" by the head of the outpatient medical center Tamara Sanakoeva.

“Since January 1 of this year, 18 people have received a referral for computed tomography of the chest organs, nine patients have been hospitalized. 270 patients have been tested in the admission and triage ward and at home,” she said.

Rector of the O.E. Kutafin Moscow State Law University, Viktor Blazheev, was awarded the Order of Honor by the decree of the President of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov.

As of the morning of January 10, 60 patients with COVID-19 are being treated in the "red zones" of the Republican Multidisciplinary Medical Center of South Ossetia, Eleonora Dzhioeva, the chief infectious disease specialist of the Republic, told IA "RES”.

“Currently, 25 patients are being treated in the infectious diseases building of the hospital, 35 in the building of the children's hospital. Three of them are in the intensive care unit,” the doctor said.

During the New Year holidays, a group of tourists from Rostov-on-Don arrived in South Ossetia. For several days, the guests studied different places of the Republic, tasted local national cuisine. A group of tourists arrived on the invitation of the kyokushinkai karate coach Vladmir Sozaev.

As Sozaev told the IA "RES”, the tourists had visited the resort in the village of Kroz and the ski resort of Tson.

Over the past day, six patients with coronavirus infection have been admitted to the "red zones" of the Republican Multidisciplinary Medical Center of South Ossetia, two people were discharged for outpatient follow-up treatment.

As the chief infectious disease specialist of the Republic, Eleonora Dzhioeva, told IA "RES ", as of the morning of January 9, 66 patients with COVID-19 are being treated at the medical center.

The Republic of South Ossetia has been building its statehood for 30 years, despite the policy of non-recognition by Georgia and its blocking the signing of a document on the non-use of force, which would provide security guarantees,” said Murat Dzhioev, Presidential Plenipotentiary of South Ossetia.

The Nativity of Christ is one of the twelve major holidays of Orthodoxy and the most revered among all believers.

Festive services in the churches of South Ossetia were held on the night of January 6-7, where a large number of believers traditionally gathered. Many came with the children to pray for their relatives and friends. Head of state Anatoly Bibilov attended the night festive service in the Church of the Most Holy Trinity of the Russian Orthodox Church along with parishioners. The divine service was conducted by Father Sergiy (Kokoev).

Orthodox Christians of South Ossetia will celebrate the holiday of the Nativity of Christ. Traditional Christmas services and a procession in honor of the great Christian holiday will be held in Tskhinval on the night of January 6-7.

Divine services will be held in the churches of the Most Holy Trinity of the Russian Orthodox Church, the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos and the Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Kings Constantine and Helena of the Alan Diocese in Tskhinval.