  Pashinyan: Armenia can treat up to 1500 coronavirus patients March 16, 2020 - 22:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 310 people have been quarantined in Armenia, and there is capacity for 400 more, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Monday, March 16. According to him, at the moment the country can simultaneously treat 800-1000 patients in two hospitals, while two reserve facilities are being prepared. All in all, up to 1500 patients can be treated at the same time, although the PM expressed hope that no such thing will be needed. Health Minister Arsen Torosyan said, meanwhile, that there are 334 working medical ventilators in the country. The Armenian government on Monday approved a proposal to declare a 30-day state of emergency in the country in a bid to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. 300 people have been isolated in the country so far, with 30 confirmed cases overall.   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. |
