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Two multidisciplinary mobile hospitals are deployed in Abkhazia and South Ossetia

More than 1,000 military doctors are involved in the treatment of coronavirus infection among civilians in Russia and abroad. This was announced by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu at a conference call on Tuesday.

"In total, 1,011 military doctors are involved in providing assistance in the treatment of the civilian population from COVID-19 in the country and abroad. Our specialists successfully carry out hard, socially significant work," Shoigu said.

In South Ossetia, on the invitation of the Health Ministry of the Republic in coordination with the relevant Russian department, there are doctors from St. Petersburg, said the Health Minister of the Republic Georgy Totchiev.

“Russian specialists from the Pavlov St. Petersburg Medical University are participating in the work of the reception and triage center for patients with coronavirus. Among them are an anesthesiologist-resuscitator and two specialized specialists who have experience in the first wave of COVID-19,” the Minister said.

Military doctors of the Western Military District continue to receive patients and carry out medical and diagnostic measures at the mobile multidisciplinary hospital deployed in Tskhinval.

According to the press service of the Southern Military District, 32 patients are currently being treated in the hospital - citizens of the Republic of South Ossetia with a confirmed diagnosis of a new coronavirus infection.

They are receiving full treatment.

There are no representatives of the Ossetian diaspora among the victims of the earthquake in Turkey, Ramzi Kanukov, the authorized representative of South Ossetia in Turkey, told IA "Res".

“The earthquake was strong; the city of Izmir was badly damaged. There were people among the rubble, a large number of people were injured, and there are also victims. As far as we know, there are no Ossetians among the victims of the earthquake,” Kanukov said.

196 people with radiologically confirmed viral pneumonia are being treated in the "red zone" of the RMMC in the capital of South Ossetia, Deputy Minister of Health of the Republic Alla Chochieva told IA "Res".

“There are 196 people with pneumonia in the RMMC, 10 people are in critical condition in intensive care, one patient was hospitalized in RNO-Alania. As far as possible, patients are provided with the necessary medical care,” Chochieva said.

In South Ossetia, in two days, 309 people have been tested for COVID-19, 137 tests showed a positive result, the Republic's chief sanitary doctor Marina Kochieva told IA “Res”.

“137 new cases of COVID-19 infection have been detected in South Ossetia in two days. Recovered citizens - 63, and 185 people who had contact with sick people have been removed from the register of medical institutions,” Kochieva said.

In South Ossetia, 11 people have died from the complications of the coronavirus and its consequences.

President of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov instructed the head of the Health Ministry of the Republic, Georgy Totchiev, to promptly submit a treatment card for patients with a positive test for the COVID-19 virus.

Yesterday the head of the Republic held another remote meeting of the headquarters to combat coronavirus, which was attended by the heads of key departments.

Russian boxer Murat Gassiev knocked out Albanian Nuri Seferi in the first round of the main fight of the evening in Sochi. For the 27-year-old Russian, this is his debut fight in the heavyweight division.

Gassiev now has 27 wins and 20 knockouts in the professional ring with one defeat. Seferi, 43, lost for the 10th time with 41 wins (23 KOs).

The last time Murat Gassiev entered the ring was in July 2018 - then the Russian lost by unanimous decision to the Ukrainian Alexander Usik in the final of the World Boxing Super Series tournament.

Specialists of the Russian Ministry of Defense continue to work to combat coronavirus infection in South Ossetia. Military doctors have already conducted more than 100 PCR tests, the press service of the Southern Military District reports. To carry out the work, the specialists use a modern field laboratory complex.

In South Ossetia, 324 people have been tested for COVID-1 in two day; 148 tests showed a positive result, Marina Kochieva, the Republic's chief sanitary doctor, told IA “Res”.

“For two days, 148 new cases of COVID-19 infection were detected in South Ossetia: the day before yesterday- 65 new casesб, and yesterday - 83. In total, since the day the restrictions on the border with the Russian Federation were lifted (September 15), 827 citizens fell ill,” Kochieva said.