Monday, July 13 2020 15:48

ArmInfo.The healthcare system of Armenia is ready to overcome the challenges arising from the coronavirus pandemic. Deputy Prime Minister and State of Emergency Commandant Tigran Avinyan, stated this, during a special meeting in  the Armenian parliament.

The Commandant noted that for inpatient treatment of patients with  coronavirus, about 2,500 hospital beds were allocated in March of  this year, of which more than 300 resuscitation beds. <For patients  with coronavirus, medical care is provided in 19 medical centers, of  which 7 are located in regions and 12 in Yerevan. Retraining courses  for doctors were also carried out, they participated in various  webinars>, Avinyan emphasized.

The Deputy Prime Minister said that specialists have arrived in  Armenia to assist Armenian doctors from a number of countries. <As of  July 6, 46 specialists from Germany, France, Russia, Lithuania and  Italy arrived from Armenia from abroad. These are doctors of  anesthesiology, resuscitators, virologists, epidemiology and nurses,  "he emphasized.

Avinyan noted that more than 2,000 tests for coronavirus are  conducted daily. The increase in the number of tests was facilitated  by the fact that they began to conduct private laboratories. <It also  helped us that tests for coronavirus began to be produced in  Armenia.. From China to Armenia, a special flight delivered  ventilation devices, tests for coronavirus, protective clothing and  masks. But, it is impossible to fight the pandemic only with the help  of the medical system>, the Deputy Prime Minister emphasized.

Avinyan said that citizens should comply with all  anti-epidemiological measures. <We decided on the need to wear masks  to stabilize the situation duet o the spread of the virus. And the  situation has stabilized, however, some citizens don't wear masks, as  evidenced by violations established by the Armenian police>, the  Commandant noted.

The Deputy Prime Minister stressed that only if all citizens comply  with all the instructions of the Commander's Cffice, in that case the  number of cases will decrease and only then will some restrictions be  lifted. "And only when we can overcome the pandemic can we return to  normal life," Avinyan emphasized.  The commandant said that the  government is also developing its further strategy. <According to  preliminary calculations, in early September, about 140 cases of  coronavirus infection will be recorded in Armenia. This is  preliminary data. However, if we see that the medical system is  overloaded and unable to treat patients at the proper level, we will  be forced to re-introduce restrictions>, Tigran Avinyan concluded.