Total number of coronavirus cases in Russian-occupied Tskhinvali climbs to 30
All public spaces, except for food markets and beauty salons, will remain closed in Georgia's Russian-occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region until May 31. Photo: Dado Ruvic/Reuters.
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The de-facto government of the Russian-occupied Tskhinvali region has confirmed five new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total to 30 in the region.
RES media outlet reports that among the newly infected individuals, four are students of a Russian military academy. They were placed under quarantine in Tskhinvali region before the symptoms of the virus appeared.
Georgia’s Russian-occupied Tskhinvali region confirmed its first case of the coronavirus on May 6.
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RES media reports that as of now 179 individuals are under quarantine for 14 days in de-facto Tskhinvali region, with 139 others in hospitals under the observation of medics.
The de-facto government of Tskhinvali region has completely closed its so-called “border” with Russia from May 10 to May 17 to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
The temporary ban on border crossing applies to all ‘non-citizens’ without exception. The ban also applies to trucks.
All public spaces, except for food markets and beauty salons, will remain closed in Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) until May 31.
The Russian-controlled Tskhinvali has closed the so-called “border” with the rest of Georgia and over 60 other countries to prevent the coronavirus from spreading.
The Russian-controlled Tskhinvali authorities have announced the closure of the last, Kartsmani crossing point in Sachkhere municipality, connecting the region with the rest of Georgia ‘to prevent the spread of coronavirus.’
The de-facto government of the Russian-occupied Tskhinvali region of Georgia has confirmed two new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total to 25 in the region.
Georgia’s Russian-occupied Tskhinvali region has confirmed eight new cases of coronavirus today, bringing the total number of cases to 11.
Georgia has 15 new cases of COVID-19 in the eastern Georgian municipality of Bolnisi, which has been under quarantine since March 22. As of now, the country has a total of 667 coronavirus cases, including 383 recoveries and 12 deaths.
Georgia reported four new cases of the coronavirus earlier today, bringing the total number of cases to 671. 393 of the 671 individuals have recovered, while 12 others have died. As of May 15, 266 remain infected with COVID-19 in Georgia. The village of Geta in Bolnisi municipality of eastern Georgia has been put on strict lockdown earlier today after reporting 15 new cases of coronavirus late yesterday.
Georgia’s Russian-occupied Abkhazia region has reported four new cases of coronavirus earlier today, bringing the total number of cases in the region to 25. Local media outlets report that the new patients are students of a Russian military academy who were already placed under quarantine in Abkhazia before testing positive.
The de-facto government of the Russian-occupied Tskhinvali region of Georgia has confirmed four new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number to 42 in the region.