COVID-19 pandemic in South Ossetia
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| COVID-19 pandemic in South Ossetia | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | South Ossetia |
| Index case | South Ossetia |
| Arrival date | 7 May 2020 (4 years, 2 months, 1 week and 4 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 3 |
| Recovered | 0 |
Deaths | 0 |
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached South Ossetia[nb 1] in May 2020.
Background
On 12 January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that a novel coronavirus was the cause of a respiratory illness in a cluster of people in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, which was reported to the WHO on 31 December 2019.[1][2]
The case fatality ratio for COVID-19 has been much lower than SARS of 2003,[3][4] but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.[5][3]
Timeline
March 2020
Many schools and businesses were closed on 20 March.[6]
April 2020
Borders between Russia and Georgia were closed on 5 April.[6]
May 2020
The first three cases of COVID–19 in South Ossetia were confirmed on the same date. One of the cases was a retired man from North Ossetia, who arrived to South Ossetia on 20 April, and has been quarantined in a hospital since then. Another case was a 14-year-old student of the Suvorov Military School. The details of the third case are unknown.[6]
Contact tracing has been conducted for these cases.
Footnotes
- ^ South Ossetia's status is disputed. It considers itself to be an independent state, but this is recognised by only a few other countries. The Georgian government and most of the world's other states consider South Ossetia de jure a part of Georgia's territory.
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- ^ a b c "South Ossetia confirms first three cases of coronavirus". English Jamnews. 6 May 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020.