Coronavirus in the Caucasus. High mortality rate amongst doctors, families in Ingushetia. Teachers in North Ossetia coerced into giving up part of their salaries for fight with pandemic

In total, 36 people have already died from the beginning of the epidemic in Azerbaijan.

2,980 people have become sick, 1,886 people of them have been cured.

Anti-pandemic response in Azerbaijan

Since May 4, the quarantine regime has been partially relaxed in Azerbaijan, however, it will be completely canceled only on May 31.

In the provinces, all restrictions on movement were lifted, cafes, restaurants and parks opened. In large cities – Baku, Sumgait, Ganja and Lankaran – restrictions on movement remain in force. In order to go out, one still needs to have a certificate of employment or get an sms permission issued for three hours a day.

Buses work, but the metro is closed. Cafes and restaurants are still closed. All the stores were opened, as well as hairdressing salons, and employees of some state institutions went to work.

184 new cases in Armenia, the total number of infected – 4 044.

The death toll since the start of the pandemic reached 52.

1,666 people were cured.

Anti-pandemic response in Armenia

The state of emergency is staying in place until June 13.

However, starting May 4, some restrictions on movement have been lifted, and almost all businesses have reopened: plants, shops, hair salons and museums.

Public transportation between cities and villages has resumed. It is still banned within the settlements, though.

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393 people of them have been cured.

In total, 12 people died from the beginning of the epidemic in Georgia.

State of emergency in Georgia

The state of emergency was announced on March 21, and will last until May 22.

The gradual easing of the coronavirus restrictions continues.

Many businesses have begun operations again.

On May 11, stores opened again – except for those that sell clothes and shoes. Large shopping centers have been still closed.

The remaining restrictions on the state of emergency are still in effect.

Public transport has been suspended and a curfew is in effect from 21:00 to 06:00.

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In Ingushetia, there are more and more publications on social networks about how physicians and their families get sick and die from coronavirus.

Ahmed Akhilgov is a radiologist at a republican hospital in Ingushetia, writes on his Facebook page:

“Mom died at our colleague Leyla Nalgieva. A couple of weeks earlier, her brother died. Mom died at the colleagues of Oligovy Madina and Raisa, mother died at the colleagues of Abukar and Aza Tsoloev, father died at Dr. Khuchieva, father died at colleague Albakov Zaurbek.
These are the deaths of my dear colleagues over the past two days, which at this moment come to mind. The situation is terrible. ”

According to official information, from the outbreak of the epidemic in Ingushetia, 1,372 people were infected and 35 people died.

Activists claim that in fact at least 83 people have already died from the coronavirus in Ingushetia.

From severe pneumonia on March 14, the famous public figure Mikail Khuchiev and his 80-year-old uncle died. In the list of deaths from Covid-19, their names are not.

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The staff of the hospital in the city of Gudermes rebelled – after it was decided to redeploy it entirely to receive coronavirus patients. Doctors and nurses began to spread messages on social networks in which they said that not everyone was ready to work with such patients. And those who are ready-talk about their complete insecurity, they do not have not only special protective suits, but even masks.

The hospital management suggested that those who do not want to work quit. However, doctors say that they were secretly warned that they would be punished for dismissal. One report said they threatened to evict the “refuseniks” with their families. Prior to this, in Chechnya this was done only with the families of the militants.

In the hospital itself, according to doctors, many employees are already sick. On May 11, the head of the traumatology department of this hospital, Khamzat Aliyev, died of coronavirus.

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Total 2,879 cases from the beginning of the epidemic in Azerbaijan.

1,833 people of them have been cured.

In total, 35 people died.

Anti-pandemic response in Azerbaijan

Since May 4, the quarantine regime has been partially relaxed in Azerbaijan, however, it will be completely canceled only on May 31.

In the provinces, all restrictions on movement were lifted, cafes, restaurants and parks opened. In large cities – Baku, Sumgait, Ganja and Lankaran – restrictions on movement remain in force. In order to go out, one still needs to have a certificate of employment or get an sms permission issued for three hours a day.

Buses work, but the metro is closed. Cafes and restaurants are still closed. All the stores were opened, as well as hairdressing salons, and employees of some state institutions went to work.

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In total, 652 people have become sick since the beginning of the pandemic, 383 of them have been cured.

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In total, 49 people have already died from the beginning of the epidemic in Armenia.

3,860 people have become sick, 1,572 people of them have been cured.

Anti-pandemic response in Armenia

The state of emergency is staying in place until May 14.

However, starting May 4, some restrictions on movement have been lifted, and almost all businesses have reopened: plants, shops, hair salons and museums.

Public transportation between cities and villages has resumed. It is still banned within the settlements, though.

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383 people of them have been cured.

In total, 11 people died from the beginning of the epidemic in Georgia.

State of emergency in Georgia

The state of emergency was announced on March 21, and will last until May 22.

The gradual easing of the coronavirus restrictions continues.

Many businesses have begun operations again.

On May 11, stores opened again – except for those that sell clothes and shoes. Large shopping centers have been still closed.

The remaining restrictions on the state of emergency are still in effect.

Public transport has been suspended and a curfew is in effect from 21:00 to 06:00.

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A group of teachers, including the director of one of the schools in Vladikavkaz, told the Open Media publication about this. Money is collected in cash or forced to transfer to a recently created charity fund by the authorities.

Those who refuse are threatened with dismissal.

Teachers do not want to publicly protest, fearing losing their jobs – teachers in Ossetia have high unemployment.

Salaries in schools throughout Russia are very low. But as a result of state-sponsored research in 2019, it also turned out that of all regions and republics of Russia, the lowest salaries in this area are in North Ossetia.

Over the past day in North Ossetia recorded 70 new cases of coronavirus. In total, 1,871 have been infected since the start of the pandemic. Of these, 14 people died.

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