 Six people die of H1N1 swine flu virus in Armenia January 11, 2016 - 15:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Six people have died of H1N1 swine flu virus in Armenia, a representative of the Ministry of Health said Monday, January 11, ARKA reports. According to Anahit Haytayan, three people had died in December last year, with three more passing away this year. In a statement, the Ministry of Health said 662 cases of hospitalization of patients with symptoms of acute respiratory infections, including 219 with pneumonia were registered as of January 9. The Ministry stressed that 85 of them were pregnant women, with 20 of them suffering from pneumonia. Besides, 83 patients were hospitalized in intensive care units, with 8 more diagnosed with swine flu.   Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty  Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations.U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |
