ArmInfo.Belief in the conspiracy theory of COVID-19 can lead to an increase in the number of infected. The head of the RA Ministry of Health Arsen Torosyan voiced such an opinion on his Facebook page.
<In parallel with the increase in coronavirus cases, the number of believers in conspiracy theories is increasing. This fact is worrisome because citizens may lose their vigilance, which may lead to the growth of coronavirus cases in the near future. <We are being chipped>, <There is no such disease>, <This is a world bluff>, < All this is a lie>, <This is done to get external financing > - these and other similar remarks can be found in the messages of individual users who also voice their <option> in comments on the media news. We do not want our population to lose vigilance. If this trend continues, we will be forced to pass on the data disseminating such false and unfounded information to law enforcement agencies in order to understand who stands behind them and what motives they pursue. Given the statistics of recent days, we urge our compatriots to be more attentive, follow all directions to stop the spread of the disease, and also urge to follow official news as a source of reliable information>, the minister said. According to the latest data, in Armenia in total, 4823 cases of coronavirus were confirmed in the republic, 2019 people recovered, 61 died. Currently, 2718 patients are receiving actual treatment.