De facto Abkhazia closes the only crossing point with rest of Georgia after brief reopening
The de facto authorities of Abkhazia say that the reason for the closure is the coronavirus. Photo: 1TV.
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The de facto government of Georgia’s Russian occupied Abkhazia region has closed the only crossing point with the rest of Georgia earlier today, after opening it on May 26 to allow back in individuals who had undergone treatment on the Tbilisi controlled territory.
The de facto authorities say that 532 people have returned to the region since May 26.
The occupied region closed the Enguri crossing point with the rest of Georgia in March to ‘prevent the spread of the coronavirus.’
However, the de facto authorities did not close the region to Russian citizens at that time.
Most of the coronavirus cases which have been reported in Abkhazia were connected with Russia.
State Minister for Reconciliation and Civic Equality of Georgia Ketevan Tsikhelashvili has urged the residents of the Russia-occupied Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) regions to follow recommendations of the World Health Organization, saying that the Georgian government is ready help them prevent the spread of COVID-19 if the need arises.
De facto officials of the Russian occupied Georgian region of Abkhazia have announced that the Enguri Bridge crossing point, which connects the occupied region with the rest of the country, will close at 8 p.m. on March 14.
The Russian-controlled Abkhazia region has opened the only crossing point on Enguri Bridge earlier today for people who were undergoing treatment for COVID-19 and other diseases on Tbilisi-controlled territory.
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A 52-year-old man has died of coronavirus in the village of Labra in Georgia’s Russia-occupied Abkhazia region. This is the fourth person who has died of the virus in the region.