Armenia PM says healthcare system is strugglingJune 4, 2020 - 10:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Thursday, June 4 that the epidemiological situation in Armenia is getting worse, with a record 697 cases registered in the past 24 hours. The Prime Minister said medical facilities in the country are struggling and are unable to hospitalize everyone on time. Pashinyan said six people have died from Covid-19 in the past 24 days, while nine others carrying the virus have died from other causes. According to him, 75% of the country's coronavirus patients show no symptoms, and only 10% of those develop symptoms later on. The PM said as many as 20,000-30,000 people could have contracted the virus unbeknownst to them, spreading the virus among people they spend time with. In the past several days, Pashinyan has been sharing pictures of social media users, which showed people violating the public order and breaking safety rules imposed to curb the spread of Covid-19. The Prime Minister said live on Facebook Wednesday that he has spent hours looking through photo and video materials sent by his followers, depicting people forming disorderly queues and crowding small spaces in various cities across the country. He described the situations as “a catastrophe”, adding that he has had “a serious conversation” with the Police chief and the Director of the National Security Service over “the misrepresentation of the scale of the quarantine situation in the country.” Top stories 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. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops. Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills Armenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi Arabia Pashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |