  Covid-19: Armenia Health Minister elaborates on worst-case scenario May 5, 2020 - 18:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia has 1550 hospital beds for coronavirus patients, while the entire number of hospital beds in the country is 12,000, Health Minister Arsen Torosyan said on Tuesday, May 5. Active Covid-19 cases in the country have now reached 1462. Torosyan on Monday did not rule out that the number of coronavirus infections in the country could reach 10,000 by the end of the May. On Tuesday, the Health Minister unveiled a worst-case scenario, according to which the number of infections in the country may exceed 524,000, of which 26,200 may be in severe condition. The number of beds required during the peak of the epidemic will reach about 12,400, Torosyan said, adding that everything must be done to prevent such a scenario from ever happening. Armenia on Monday eased lifted restrictions imposed under the state of emergency, a measure extended until May 14 to curb the spread of the coronavirus. The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Armenia grew by 112 to reach 2619 on Tuesday, according to information provided by the Health Ministry. So far, 1111 people have recovered, 40 have died from the coronavirus in the country, while six others carrying the virus have died from other causes.   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 |  Latest news 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.CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |
