Armenia: 58,108 people, including 2096 foreigners vaccinated in 3 weeksAugust 6, 2021 - 16:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Health Minister Anahit Avanesyan said on Friday, August 6 that 58,108 people, including 2096 foreigners, received coronavirus vaccine shots between July 15 and August 4 in Armenia. According to Avanesyan, the vaccination rate in the country is gathering pace, with a total of 190,036 doses having been administered overall, including 6188 on August 5 alone. She noted that most of the people getting the vaccines are locals. Also Friday, the government approved a $3 million grant from the Eurasian Development Bank for Armenia to fight the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country. Avanesyan said the funds will be used to reconstruct and equip the Armavir and Ararat branches of the National Center for Disease Control and Prevention, as well as to build a new infectious disease chapter at Vanadzor medical center. Armenia is currently using AstraZeneca, Sputnik-V and CoronaVac vaccines to inoculate people aged above 18. The vaccination program rolled out across the country in mid-April, with health authorities also setting up mobile vaccination facilities near shopping malls and on major streets in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. Foreigners currently residing in Armenia and tourists too can receive the jabs free of charge. travelers, however, need to spend 10 days in the country to become eligible for the shots. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. 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. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |