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On April 22, 2020, a videoconference was held between the participants of the South Ossetian delegation at the Geneva international discussions on security in Transcaucasia with the Co-Chairs and co-moderators of the discussions - representatives of the UN, OSCE and the European Union. This was reported by the press service of the Office of the Plenipotentiary of the President of South Ossetia on issues of post-conflict settlement.

South Ossetian Foreign Minister Dmitry Medoev on Tuesday received the new head of the International Committee of the Red Cross in the Republic of South Ossetia Carmen Echesarret, the press service of the Foreign Ministry reports.

During the conversation, they discussed issues related to the activities of the representative office in South Ossetia, in particular, humanitarian programs that the Committee of the Red Cross implements in accordance with its mandate, and considered the organization’s plans for the near future.

On the morning of April 21, 14 people remain on self-isolation in South Ossetia,” said the chief sanitary doctor of the Republic, Marina Kochieva.

The head of the Committee of the South. Ossetian Committee for Consumer Rights Protection has added that under the supervision of doctors in hospitals of the Republican multidisciplinary center there are 42 people, including nine drivers of heavy vehicles that deliver food, medicine and other necessary goods. to the Republic.

Another 60 citizens of the Republic applied to the Consular Agency of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Ossetia in North Ossetia-Alania to help them return to their homeland, Foreign Minister Dmitry Medoev said at a meeting of the headquarters to prevent the spread of coronavirus infection.

According to him, "the number of people leaving the Republic is much less than those who want to enter."

The conditions for quarantine of citizens in the infectious diseases hospital of South Ossetia are absolutely acceptable, the Republic’s chief infectious disease specialist, Eleanora Dzhioeva, told IA “Res”.

“There are two people in each isolation wards-this with a separate bathroom unit. Basically, we place citizens on 2-3 floors, since on the 4th floor bathroom units are located in the corridor,” said Dzhioeva.

The Georgian authorities are trying by any means not to remain outside the attention of the international community, therefore, even in this difficult time in the world, they do not miss any “opportunity” to attract attention and once again “pinch” the Republic of South Ossetia and Russia, said Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy of the Republic for Post-Conflict Settlement Murat Dzhioev.

Christ is Risen! “Truly Risen!”

Чyrsti ryegas! “Baelvyrd Raigas!”

It is in these words that the basic meaning of the Easter holiday is laid - the Resurrection of Christ. In Easter - the whole essence of Christianity, the whole meaning of faith. In the temples of South Ossetia on Easter night from Saturday to Sunday, Easter services were filled with spiritual joy and glee. The service is dedicated to the reconciliation of God and man, the victory of life over death.

As of the morning of April 18, there were no infections with the new coronavirus infection COVID-19 in South Ossetia, the Republic’s chief sanitary doctor Marina Kochieva told IA “Res“ .

According to her, 48 people are in self-isolation at home in South Ossetia (85 a day before), of which 18 are in the Republic’s districts and 30 in the capital.

Among the 18 states in which there are still no confirmed cases of coronavirus, South Ossetia is included. According to experts, all countries lacking COVID-19 are located in the Eastern Hemisphere. Moreover, in some cases, the absence of confirmed episodes of coronavirus infection is associated with state policy or a poorly developed healthcare system, writes Krylya TV.

South Ossetian Cabinet on Friday Extends Restrictive Measures

An extraordinary meeting of the government was held on Friday, the issue of extending the deadlines for restrictive measures related to countering the coronavirus infection COVID-19 was put on the agenda.