The condition of 30 patients with coronavirus located in the isolation ward in Tskhinval is stable, the press service of the Ministry of Health of the Republic told IA "Res". As noted, the patients with a laboratory-confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19 are being treated with antiviral drugs recommended by the Russian Ministry of Health.
"The temperature of several patients does not exceed 37.2. The rest have no temperature at all. No pneumonia was detected among these patients," the press service said.
It was noted that today in the "red zone" there are 53 people: 30 patients and 23 people from medical staff, all of them are provided with protective suits and other protective equipment.
346 citizens are in quarantine, 239 of them are in medical institutions, 38 - in the hotel "Alan".
The first three cases of coronavirus cases in the Republic were recorded on May 6. The sanitary service calls on citizens of the Republic to observe all security measures. The South Ossetian Consumer Supervision Hotline continues to operate in South Ossetia: +7 (929) 810-60-96; +7 (929) 805-88-96.
Earlier, President of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov signed a decree on declaring non-working days from May 12 to May 28 inclusively with the preservation of wages due to the situation with COVID-19.
The Cabinet of Ministers of South Ossetia extended restrictive measures in the Republic until May 31. All public places remain closed, except for food and non-food stores, beauty salons and workshops. The ban remains on holding cultural events.
The border of South Ossetia with the Russian Federation was completely closed from May 10 to 17, and restrictions on movement through the state border were introduced until May 31.
