Monday, March 23 2020 10:32

ArmInfo.The main task of the Armenian authorities in the fight against coronavirus is not only to prevent the epidemic, but also to eliminate or minimize deaths. This  was announced by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan during a live  broadcast on Facebook on the night before.  

According to him, according to the situation on the evening of March 22, 194 cases of  the disease were officially confirmed in the republic, 70% of which  are connected with the events in Echmiadzin and at the production  facility in Yerevan. Today, as the head of government noted, the  situation with the spread of the epidemic in Echmiadzin was stopped,  steps are being taken to prevent the spread of the virus in  connection with industrial events.

The Prime Minister noted that 78% of infected people have no  temperature at all. In 18% of patients, the temperature is in the  range of 37-38 degrees, in 3% - 38-39 degrees, in 1% - 39 degrees and  above. At the same time, among citizens of the country over 60 years  old, 9 cases of coronavirus were recorded, over 75 years old - 3  cases, older than 80 years - there were no cases of coronavirus  incidence. Of the 14 people with pneumonia, 6 need intensive care,  but their health status, as Nikol Pashinyan assured, is also  manageable.

"We must do our best so that our parents and grandparents are  protected from the coronavirus if possible," Pashinyan said.

He also reported that the Upper Lars checkpoint was opened, which  made it possible for 140 Armenian citizens to return to their  homeland. The prime minister expressed gratitude to partners from  Russia and Georgia for this step, since foreign citizens are  prohibited from entering Georgia. The head of government also  emphasized that with the involvement of the Verkhny Lars checkpoint,  freight turnover has also resumed.

It should be noted that among those infected, there were citizens of  Armenia who arrived from Iran and Italy (residents of Yerevan,  Echmiadzin, Meghri and Charentsavan), people who came into contact  with them, as well as one Italian citizen and a visitor from France.  Two patients who recovered from the coronavirus were discharged from  the hospital.