Armenia seeks revision of WHO report on excess Covid deathsMay 11, 2022 - 13:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Ministry of Health of Armenia has said that a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) contains inaccurate data on the number of deaths from Covid-19 between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2021 in the country. Health Minister Anahit Avanesyan ordered an analysis of the data on Armenia included in said paper, which showed that information about 650 deaths per 100,000 people from Covid-19 is exaggerated, as it reflects the number of deaths in the country not only due to the coronavirus pandemic, but also war casualties. The Ministry will contact the WHO and demand further clarification and revision of the analysis, health authorities added. New estimates from the World Health Organization show that the full death toll associated directly or indirectly with the Covid-19 pandemic (excess mortality) in the reporting period was approximately 14.9 million. 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. |