COVID-19 pandemic in South Ossetia

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Location of South Ossetia

The COVID-19 pandemic has been occurring in South Ossetia since March 2020 as part of the global COVID-19 pandemic that started in China in December 2019. The COVID-19 pandemic affects the novel disease COVID-19 . This is caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus from the Coronaviridae group and belongs to the group of respiratory diseases . From March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) classified the outbreak of the novel coronavirus as a global pandemic .

course

The first three Covid-19 cases occurred in South Ossetia on May 6, 2020. All contact persons, including the treating doctors, have been quarantined .

Government action

On March 20, 2020, all schools in the country were closed. Returning residents of South Ossetia will be quarantined . The borders between Russia and South Ossetia and Georgia and South Ossetia have been closed since April 5, 2020 . A two-week quarantine is mandatory for entry. Vehicles are disinfected at the borders. In South Ossetia there is only one laboratory for Covid-19 tests in limited numbers and an intensive care unit with 26 ventilators.

statistics

Confirmed infections (daily) in South Ossetia

Confirmed infections (cumulative) in South Ossetia

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Pulmonologists on the net: Covid-19 - What is Covid-19? - Pulmonologists-on-the-Net. In: lungenaerzte-im-netz.de. Retrieved May 17, 2020 .
  2. Tagesschau: “Deeply worried”. WHO speaks of corona pandemic . March 11, 2020. Accessed online at www.tagesschau.de on May 17, 2020.
  3. JAM News JAM News South Ossetia confirms first three cases of Coronavirus from May 6, 2020, accessed on May 20, 2020
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  5. JAM News JAM News Coronavirus in South Ossetia: no reported cases, no tests, one lab, one resuscitation table from March 24, 2020, accessed on May 20, 2020
  6. JAM News JAM News Coronavirus in South Ossetia: medical supply shortages, one doctor's protest, suspicions against Tbilisi from April 7, 2020, accessed on May 20, 2020