Armenia: Around 300 coronavirus patients in serious or critical conditionAugust 12, 2020 - 14:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Health Minister Arsen Torosyan said Wednesday, August 12 that around 300 coronavirus patients in Armenia are in a serious or critical condition. Torosyan said this number is slow to decrease as a lot of patients spend a long time in intensive care units. According to the Health Minister, hospitals are becoming less and less crowded, more beds becoming vacant with the decrease in the number of new infections. Torosyan said it will be hard to eliminate any new cases in the near future, but keeping the number of infections as low as 50-100 each day should be acceptable. Also Wednesday, the country decided to open its borders to non-citizens, despite extending the state of emergency for the last time until September 11. The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Armenia reached 40,794 on Wednesday, according to information provided by the Health Ministry. So far, 33,492 people have recovered, 806 have died from the coronavirus in the country, while 234 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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. |