 Health Minister: Anti-epidemic movement slowly bearing fruit June 17, 2020 - 15:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Health Minister Arsen Torosyan has said that the mass anti-epidemic movement in Armenia is slowly bearing fruit. “Despite the rising absolute figures, the epidemiological trends of the last 10 days are more positive than expected,” the Health Minister said on Facebook. “The only reason for such a slow-down trend can only be our behavior and the adherence to simple anti-epidemic rules.” Torosyan shared an infographic showing the actual figures and the predicted ones: The Health Minister stressed, however, that the situation remains very tense, and everyone must make extra and long-term efforts to improve it. The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Armenia grew by 544 to reach 18,033 on Wednesday, June 17 morning. So far, 6,814 people have recovered, 302 have died from the coronavirus in the country, while 99 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 Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |
