"Swine flu" reached Armenia?November 9, 2009 - 18:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "A suspected case of swine flu virus A/H1N1 infection is registered in Armenia and currently the patient's test sample is sent to London for further examination," Chief Specialist of the hygienic and epidemiological inspection of the ministry of health of Armenia Liana Torosyan said.She also reported that the patient who has been suspected in carrying "swine flu" infection, is not a citizen of Armenia, and at this moment it would be wrong to say that he is seek with "swine flu". Liana Torosyan informed about the press conference of the Minister of Health Harutyun Kushkyan tomorrow. Despite he called upon everybody not to panic , people are already concerned about rumors of cases of "swine flu" in Armenia, and actively purchase medical masks in Yerevan. According to official figures, there has been no single case of "swine flu" so far in Armenia. Nevertheless, in January 2010 the World Health Organization will give Armenia a vaccine against swine flu. 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 Most popular in the section | Armenia congratulates “friendly people of Belarus” on Independence Day The Armenian Foreign Mnisitry has congratulated the “friendly people of Belarus” on Independence Day. Armenian wrestlers win 3 medals at U20 European Championships The Armenian team has won 3 medals at the U20 European Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships. Ameriabank, COAF pool efforts to develop beekeeping in Lori COAF and Ameriabank have presented their joint program Harvesting Nature’s Bounty. Putin to meet Erdogan, Aliyev on SCO sidelines Putin will hold meetings with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. |