ArmInfo.Taking into account the situation with coronavirus, about 2 thousand seniors were provided with a monthly supply of food at the expense of the budgetary funds of the Yerevan Municipality. This was announced by the press secretary of the head of the capital city municipality Hakob Karapetyan at a press conference on April 10.
According to him, the mayor's office allocated about 45 million drams for these events. The focus of the municipality was, in particular, lonely elderly people who, in the current epidemiological conditions, would have to leave their homes for shopping. Karapetyan informed that, taking into account consultations with specialists, a monthly supply of food, household items and hygiene was purchased for them (the total weight of each box is 30 kg). At the same time, food was purchased based on the monthly norm for caloric intake per person. These works, according to Karapetyan, will be continued.
He also reminded that at the expense of the premium fund for March the employees of the municipality and district administrations raised 130 million drams to encourage about 1800 medical workers. Mayor of the capital Hayk Marutyan sent his March salary amounting to 400 thousand drams for these needs.