Russian-occupied Tskhinvali reports 9 new COVID-19 cases, 34 recoveries

Georgia’s Russian-occupied Tskhinvali region has reported nine new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of infected individuals in the region to 66, of which 34 have already recovered.

Local media report that among the newly infected individuals is one nurse and eight students of a Russian military academy.

• Fearing coronavirus de facto Tskhinvali closes “border” with over 60 countries, including Georgia

At this moment 237 individuals have been placed under quarantine for two weeks in Georgia’s Russian-occupied Tskhinvali region.

The de facto government of the Russian-occupied Tskhinvali has completely closed its so-called “border” with Russia from May 10 to June 30 to contain the spread of the coronavirus.