Covid-19: 149 people on hospital waiting lists in ArmeniaMarch 30, 2021 - 11:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 149 patients infected with Covid-19 are waiting for hospital treatment in Armenia, Deputy Health Minister Gevorg Simonyan said on his Facebook page on Monday, March 29 evening. According to him, the Health Ministry is doing everything to increase the number of "Covid centers" and hospital beds for the treatment of patients with coronavirus. If there is no positive breakthrough in the situation, he said, the country will reach bed capacity in a matter of a few days. The number of confirmed coronavirus infections in Armenia grew by 750 to reach 191,491 on Tuesday. So far, 172,605 people have recovered, 3497 have died from the coronavirus in the country, while 890 others carrying the virus have died from other causes. 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 | Armenia-Azerbaijan: Turkey wants deal after “positive developments” Turkey hopes “positive developments” in negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan will lead to an agreement. Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north. Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Pashinyan: Armenia’s desired goal is “on the horizon” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia is moving forward “without interruption”. |