Anatoly Bibilov urged residents of the occupied region not to “panic”
Anatoly Bibilov urged residents of the occupied region not to “panic”

The so-called president of occupied South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov, on his Facebook page, urged residents of the occupied region not to “panic”.

Russian-occupied Tskhinvali region states that the so-called border with Russia will be fully closed from May 10 to May 17.

“Based on the decision of the Coronavirus Control Headquarters,  the border would be closed to all citizens, as well as to trucks,” reads the statement of the press office of the so-called president.

On May 6, three people tested positive for COVID-19 in the occupied Tskhinvali region.