ArmInfo. Armenia has sufficient number of tests to for the detection of coronavirus. Deputy Minister of Healthcare of the Republic of Armenia Lena Nanushyan announced this on March 17. She said that by the end of this week an additional 5,000 tests will be delivered to the Republic, which, according to the deputy minister, at this stage is enough to ensure the normal progress of work.
"In addition, we work with our international partners daily and hourly in this direction," Nanushyan emphasized. The deputy minister reminded that the tests are carried out for those citizens who have revealed clinical symptoms, in particular fever, cough, shortness of breath, as well as for those citizens who have returned from high-risk countries or have talked to people who have registered positive results of tests for coronavirus.
It should be noted that as of March 12, at 12:00 am, another 12 cases of coronavirus were detected in Armenia, 6 of which are related to the engagement in Echmiadzin, and the remaining 6 are one of the production enterprises. Thus, at present, 64 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Armenia; one person recovered.
To recall, in the Ministry of Healthcare there is a round-the-clock - 8003, as well as an Operative Call Center - 060838300.