 Health Ministry official refutes Armenia measles epidemic rumors  June 19, 2013 - 17:09 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - The head of Health Ministry’s Immunization National Programme refuted rumors of measles epidemic in Armenia. “So far, there have been 4 confirmed cases of measles, with the disease contracted from Georgian citizens in 2 instances,” Gayane Sahakyan said. As she noted, the spread of the disease was curbed in Armenia due to prophylactic measures, with Georgia posting decreased cases of measles staring from June 14. As she noted, those planning a holiday in Georgia needn’t worry. “Those who’ve already had measles or were inoculated at least once are immune," she said. According to medical sources, those who've been inoculated more than 10 years ago are less likely to have retained antibodies and might be in need of another vaccination.   Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
