Armenian Red Cross Society intends to assist vulnerable groups in the  fight against coronavirus

ArmInfo. The Red Cross Society of Armenia, being the largest public organization supporting the government in the humanitarian field, intends to organize a series of  events in the context of the state of emergency in connection with  the coronavirus epidemic.

According to the Society, it is planned to organize close cooperation  of the centers of social and psychological support of the  Organization with the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Armenia.   Considering that lonely elderly people and people with disabilities  are most vulnerable to infection, the Armenian Red Cross Society has  mobilized its full potential for volunteers to support this category  of people and people with disabilities, including shopping, to limit  the scope of their contacts. Armenian Red Cross volunteers will  contact isolated citizens in Tsaghkadzor and Dilijan online to find  out their needs. The company will also give the RA Ministry of Health  a list of translators so that foreign applicants to the Ministry's  hotline can be sent to the Armenian Red Cross Society and have access  to information in their language. Volunteers will distribute leaflets  to the public in public places throughout the country (transit stops,  grocery stores and pharmacies, underpasses). Volunteers of the  Society will distribute information materials and videos on online  platforms.

Earlier today, ArmInfo reported that another 8 cases of coronavirus  infection were detected in Armenia. The Minister of Health of Armenia  stated this on his Facebook page. Some of the new cases, according to  him, belong to the number of already isolated citizens, and with  regard to the remaining half, a circle of contacts is being  clarified. The Minister noted that one of the recent cases concerns  Etchmiadzin, and the remaining 7 are related to the production  facility in the Shengavit metropolitan administrative district. Thus,  a total of 72 cases of coronavirus infection have been registered in  Armenia, of which 1 person has already recovered.