 Armenian ministry links swine flue deaths to late medical aid February 21, 2013 - 11:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - According to Haykakan Zhamanak daily, 4 swine flu deaths have been reported in Armenia. Earlier the paper reported two other death cases, caused by swine flue. However, pneumonia was later reported as the cause of the death, perhaps accompanied by H1N1 virus. In conversation with a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, healthcare ministry spokesman Anahit Haytayan said, 2 of the death cases were conditioned by delay in medical assistance, with no information provided as to other four cases. Meanwhile, a monitoring has revealed that cases of acute respiratory infections decreased in 2013, as compared with 2012.   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 Pashinyan’s spokesperson denies intention to visit Baku for COP29  Pashinyan’s agenda doesn’t include a trip to Baku for the COP29 conference, his press secretary Nazeli Baghdasaryan has said.Russia accuses West of preparing invasion of CSTO countries NATO is preparing an invasion of the CSTO countries, the number of provocations in the air is growing, Sergei Shoigu has said.Lithuania sending €100,000 to help Armenia fight floods consequences Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution.U.S. “deeply troubled” by Azerbaijan's arrest of civil society members The United States is deeply troubled by the continued arrest of members of Azerbaijani civil society, Matthew Miller has said. |
