Pediatrician: 600 children in Armenia have so far contracted Delta variantSeptember 8, 2021 - 18:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Chief pediatrician of Armenia Sergey Sargsyan has revealed that as many as 600 children have contracted the Delta variant of the coronavirus in the country. In an interview with Yerevan.Today, Sargsyan said that the highly-contagious variant "loves" children more than previous versions of the disease. According to him, 28 minors are currently receiving inpatient treatment, including one in the intensive care unit. In the past month, he said, infection rate among children has increased from 4.2% to 6%, which means 30-36 children are diagnosed with Covid-19 each day, given that 500-600 new cases are registered in the country daily. The number of confirmed coronavirus infections in Armenia grew by 645 to reach 246,410 on September 8. So far, 230,291 people have recovered, 4954 have died from the coronavirus in the country, while 1167 others carrying the virus have died from other causes. 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 | Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. 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. |