Covid: Situation stable despite steep rise in cases – health officialJune 30, 2022 - 12:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The situation with the coronavirus in Armenia is stable, despite a significant increase in the number of cases registered in a week, says Romela Abovyan, head of the Department of Epidemiology of Noncommunicable Diseases at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Sputnik Armenia reports. "The epidemiological situation is stable, although during we have registered a 146% increase in the last 14 days against the previous 2 weeks. The reproduction coefficient of Covid-19 stood at 1․47," Abovyan said The expert noted that most of the new cases are discovered among people who take the test before leaving the country or after arriving. They usually have no symptoms, she added. According to Abovyan, no patient is currently hospitalized in Armenia with Covid. Moreover,the official said, by EU standards, Armenia is now in the "green zone" in terms of the epidemic. The number of confirmed coronavirus infections in Armenia grew by 139 to reach 423,243 between June 20 and 26, according to information provided by the Health Ministry. Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |