 Armenian ministry links swine flue deaths to late medical aid February 21, 2013 - 11:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - According to Haykakan Zhamanak daily, 4 swine flu deaths have been reported in Armenia. Earlier the paper reported two other death cases, caused by swine flue. However, pneumonia was later reported as the cause of the death, perhaps accompanied by H1N1 virus. In conversation with a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, healthcare ministry spokesman Anahit Haytayan said, 2 of the death cases were conditioned by delay in medical assistance, with no information provided as to other four cases. Meanwhile, a monitoring has revealed that cases of acute respiratory infections decreased in 2013, as compared with 2012. Partner news  Top stories Serzh Sargsyan addressed a letter of condolence to Barack Obama on the destruction caused by Oklahoma City tornado. Hrach Berberyan: €2500 will be spent for the coverage of 1 hectare crop, whereas the price of one anti-hail station totals $30 000. The asteroid is said to measure in at about 1.7-miles long and will be about 3.6 million miles away from Earth as it passes. Artsrun Hovhannisyan: the helicopter wasn't damaged; there's no evidence as to the shooting except the accounts of the villagers.   Partner news |  Latest news Lenovo posts 90% rise in quarterly net profit  Lenovo, on track to unseat Hewlett-Packard Co as the world's top PC maker by shipments, posted net profit of $126.9 million.Soldier hacked to death in London in suspected Islamist attack Footage has emerged showing a man wielding a bloodied meat cleaver and making political statements.Friends of Syria urges withdrawal of Hezbollah, Iran fighters The meeting of Western and Arab nations and Turkey also warned of "severe consequences" if use of chemical weapons by Assad's forces is confirmed.80-year-old Japanese mountaineer becomes oldest man to climb Everest The previous age record holder was Nepal's Min Bahadur Sherchan, who accomplished the feat at 76 in 2008. |
