Thursday, May 14 2020 11:56

ArmInfo. The Armenian  government, both in the fight against COVID-19 and in other matters,  acts publicly and transparently. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan  announced this on May 14 at a cabinet meeting.

According to him, the development of events demonstrates the need to  extend the state of emergency, a decision on which will be made a  little later. As Nikol Pashinyan noted, over the past few days, over  100 new cases are recorded daily in the republic. Another 142 cases  of coronavirus incidence were registered in Armenia yesterday, and  here, as the Prime Minister noted, it is important to understand the  reason for this phenomenon. According to the head of government, the  reason is more socio-psychological in nature.  Among the citizens of  the country, rumors about the mythical character of COVID-19, about  the overestimated scale of the epidemic, etc., are actively  circulated, but the government of the country acts openly and  transparently in its policy. The problem is that in 75% of cases the  disease is asymptomatic, that is, a person who has a low temperature  undergoes testing, whish turns out to be positive. Moreover, often  the patient, having undergone a course of treatment, does not even  believe that he has caught an infection.  The very first case, as a  result of which the patient was cured in the Nork infectious diseases  hospital, is concrete evidence of this.

For the most part, as noted by the Prime Minister, people aged have  more severe symptoms of COVID-19.  And it is for this category of  citizens most deaths occur, the total number of which is 49. However,  as Nikol Pashinyan emphasized, it is necessary not to follow the path  of restrictions, but the path of compliance with all safety  standards.

There should not be a return to isolated regime. But this will happen  if the republic is faced with an Italian scenario. Back in March, it  was predicted that a repetition of the Italian scenario in Armenia  could lead to 10 thousand victims. And today it is difficult to  predict how the situation will develop in the future. For these  purposes, the number of beds has increased significantly - from 300  to 1,500. And if the situation leads to the appearance of 1,500 real  patients in need of treatment, in this case a return to restrictive  measures is not ruled out. Currently, out of 2217 cases, 600 people  need real hospital treatment. The state was able to meet the needs  for masks and gloves by 100% by organizing its own production.  Nevertheless, as the prime minister noted, everyone's responsibility  is important in the fight against the virus. It is necessary to  maintain social distance, do not touch your face with dirty hands,  and monitor sanitary and epidemiological standards.