UPDATED: Russian-occupied Tskhinvali reports 2 more coronavirus cases, total of 3

Updated: 17:30

Georgia’s Russian-occupied Tskhinvali region has reported two more cases of the coronavirus, increasing the total number of infected individuals to three.

Res media outlet reports that both patients have been transferred to the Infectious Disease Hospital in Tskhinvali (South Ossetia).

All three patients with coronavirus entered the region from Russia.

State Minister of Reconciliation and Civic Equality of Georgia Ketevan Tsikhelashvili has responded to the current situation in de-facto Tskhinvali.

Our main aim is to protect our population in the Russian-occupied territories and to contain the spread of the virus there. The main problem in Tskhinvali is that the region has been isolated for months and movement is completely suspended there.  The only international organization with which we are able to cooperate and protect the interests of our population is the Red Cross. However, I hope that people living in Tskhinvali will follow all the recommendations put forward by the World Health Organization and the Georgian healthcare system”, said Tsikhelashvili earlier today.

Earlier 16:11

Georgia’s Russian-occupied Tskhinvali region has confirmed its first case of coronavirus today.

Res media outlet reports an individual with coronavirus entered the region on April 30 from Russia and was placed under quarantine.

After testing positive for the virus, he was transferred to the Infectious Disease Hospital in Tskhinvali region and isolated in a separate ward.

 Russian-occupied Tskhinvali closed the so-called “border” with the rest of Georgia and over 60 countries to prevent the coronavirus from spreading to the area in early March, however allows the residents of de-facto Tskhinvali to enter the territory during the pandemic.