ArmInfo. Yerevan Municipality stands ready to assist subordinate organizations pay salaries to employees. Deputy Mayor of Yerevan Tigran Virabyan stated at a May 18 press conference.
Virabyan informed that the budget of a number of organizations (for example, for theaters and museums) was formed not only through state allocations, but also through the profit received from the sale of tickets. Given the current situation, when, due to the risk of the spread of coronavirus, museums and theaters cannot function in the same volume, the municipality is ready to replenish their budget to ensure payment of salaries to employees in 100% volume. As for the prospect of removing restrictions on their activities, so far such issues have been discussed regarding open-air museums, youth centers, libraries and sports schools. Virabyan said that an appropriate list of security measures is being developed, and it is too early to talk about the resumption of mass classes. Meanwhile, in the case of theaters, rehearsals were allowed with the simultaneous participation of a maximum of 10 people.
Starting today, the Yerevan Zoo opened its doors to visitors, and in this case, a number of anti- epidemiological safety measures are being taken. This applies to the obligatory measurement of the temperature at the entrance, the observance of social distance, the ban on feeding animals by visitors.