In South Ossetia, no new cases of coronavirus infection were detected over the weekend, Anna Gagloeva, Deputy Head of the Committee for the Protection of Consumer Rights and Welfare of the population, told IA “Res” on Sunday.
Since May, 87 infected with coronavirus have been detected in the Republic, 85 of them recovered and were discharged from medical facilities, and two more are in the isolation ward of the Republican Multidisciplinary Medical Center.
To date, more than 100 people remain under surveillance in South Ossetia; a large group of citizens were released home the day before after quarantine.
Under quarantine zones in the Republic, are assigned departments in the Republican multidisciplinary medical center in Tskhinval, in district hospitals in the villages of Dzau, Znaur and Leningor, as well as the building of the former maternity hospital and the hotel "Alan".
About 2.9 thousand tests for coronavirus have been carried out in the Republic since May of this year, additional test systems were brought into the republic this week.
Restrictions on crossing the border with Russia are valid until July 31. An exception is made only for trucks, for which a timetable for crossing the border is established, as well as for citizens of South Ossetia outside the Republic who can return to their homeland after applying to the South Ossetian Consulate in North Ossetia. The border with Georgia is completely closed.
Moreover, almost all restrictions on holding cultural events were lifted in the Republic, public places were opened, and kindergartens resumed their work on July 2.