Thursday, September 24 2020 11:52

ArmInfo. There is a sharp aggravation of the situation with COVID-19 in Armenia. On September 24, RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated this at a government  meeting.

According to him, 374 new cases of infection from 3913 examinations  were recorded the day before. This, according to the Prime Minister,  is due to increased movement and congestion of citizens.  Nevertheless, the position of the authorities remains unchanged: it  is necessary to live in parallel with the coronavirus. And here a lot  depends on the personal responsibility of each. Of course, as the  head of government noted, it is necessary to strengthen  administrative measures, and in this context, an agreement was  reached that the inspection bodies and the police will tighten  control over the maintenance of the rules of conduct. But, on the  other hand, Nikol Pashinyan continued, it is necessary to understand  that there are red lines that cannot be crossed. We are talking, in  particular, about the red lines, which will signal the exhaustion of  hospital opportunities. In the latter case, other decisions will be  made. In July, steps were taken to significantly increase these  capabilities. Currently, most of the medical institutions have  returned to their natural activities, but at any moment they are  ready to return to active steps to combat the coronavirus.

In turn, RA Minister of Health Arsen Torosyan said that according to  the current situation, the country has 1230 hospital beds and 130  beds in rehabilitation departments, 30% of which are still free. Out  of 20 medical institutions, 5 clinics are currently treating  exclusively coronavirus. Three more highly specialized institutions  deal with issues of newborns and pregnant women. In the event of an  aggravation of the situation within 1-3 days, this entire resource  will be used. We are talking about 2700-2800 ordinary beds and 300  rehabilitation beds. The peak of the pandemic was on July 6, when the  maximum number of confirmed cases was recorded, the minimum was on  September 11. And it is from September 11 that the increase in the  number of diseases begins. The reason for this phenomenon, according  to the Minister, in addition to the growth of movements, is a more  frequent violation of discipline. One of the most important factors  in the increase in the number of movements is the resumption of the  educational process in schools and workplaces, which has not happened  for a long period of time.  

The RA Prime Minister stated that almost all countries have a similar  picture. Exceptions are countries that have the resources to develop  vaccines. Developments in the world, and in particular in Europe,  show a new, much more powerful outbreak of the pandemic. The head of  the Armenian government pointed out that various assistance programs  are being used in order to neutralize the economic consequences of  the coranavirus. A program of assistance to transport companies in  the tourism sector is starting today.  To recall, as of 11:00 on  September 24, 374 new cases of coronavirus infection were detected in  Armenia, another 240 patients recovered. 

In total, 48251 cases of coronavirus were confirmed in the republic,  43,266 people recovered, 945 died. In the last 24 hours, the disease  claimed the lives of 3 patients aged 61, 70 and 85 years; they all  had accompanying chronic diseases. So far, 3,748 patients are  receiving actual treatment.  In total, 272,295 tests for coronavirus  were carried out in the republic (of which 3,913 - in the last day).