ArmInfo. Unfortunately, in recent days the number of people infected with coronavirus infection has increased in Armenia, which is associated with a number of factors. Minister of Health Arsen Torosyan announced during the meeting with the participation of the Commandant, Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan and Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan.
According to Torosyan, this is due to the fact that in the last days quarantine regimes were introduced, as well as the fact that in some foci of infection the quarantine was not properly observed. The Minister emphasized that during the funeral, cases of infection were recorded.
''The number of seriously ill patients has also increased. Today, we have 65 citizens in serious condition, 35 in extremely serious condition, 9 of which are connected to a ventilator. So far, this is not a big burden for the healthcare system; we can treat 3-4 thousand cases right away. Today, we have 850 patients in hospitals, and another 350 people in hotels", the minister emphasized.
In his turn, Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia, Emergency Situations Commander Tigran Avinyan noted that due to the restrictions introduced in the country, the collapse of the healthcare system did not occur. <Otherwise, today we would have had at least several thousand active cases. The problem is that even at high air temperatures, this virus continues to spread. The experience of the Arab countries clearly testifies to this>, Avinyan emphasized.
In conclusion, the Minister of Health Arsen Torosyan noted that all countries of the world began to switch to a decentralized fight against coronavirus.