  18 ANTHRAX CASES REGISTERED IN ARMENIANovember 2, 2001 - 21:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 18 cases of anthrax are registered in Armenia during the current year. Head sanitary physician of Armenia, Professor Vladimir Davidyants reported the Ministry of Health of the Republic had enough antibiotics at its disposal to treat the disease. In his words, anthrax is easy to treat and there are specialists in the country, who know how to do it. Head sanitary physician did not exclude the possibility of biological attacks by terrorists against Armenia. In his opinion, "jokes" with sending envelopes with suspicious powders is real banditry that should be severely punished. Davidyants reported there was a special brigade at the Ministry of Health, which was able to determine the composition of those powders within a few hours.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   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.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
