11 people in Armenia caught A/H1N1 virusNovember 14, 2009 - 13:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - As of November 13, 11 A/H1N1 infected individuals are registered in Armenia. All incidences penetrated from abroad, mostly from Russia, RA Health Ministry's Web site reports. 7 virus carriers arrived from Russia, 2 - from Iran and 1 - from Turkey. One of patients is a contact person. As reported by Health Ministry, 4 of patients are members of the same family. The husband was diagnosed on swine flu on his way back from Omsk. By that time, however, he had managed to infect his family members. Armenia continues implementation of preventive measures, conducting monitoring among people arriving from foreign states. Patients' test samples have been sent to London reference lab. 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 | International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty. Armenian, Iranian foreigh policy chief talk over the phone The Foreign Minister of Armenia once again expressed condolences to his counterpart on the death of the President of Iran. Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. |