ArmInfo. Armenia, Azerbaijan and Israel are taking measures to combat coronavirus, based on their national characteristics. The WHO Regional Director for Europe Hans Kluge stated at a briefing adding that Azerbaijan is revising the principles of testing.
According to Interfax, Kluge, speaking about the situation as a whole, noted that the second wave of coronavirus infection is not inevitable, but it can become very destructive if precautionary measures are not taken. <However, as an increasing number of countries are removing restrictions (on coronavirus - ed. note), there is a clear threat of a re- surge in COVID-19 infection. If these surges are not stopped, the second wave can come, and it can become very destructive>, Kluge said. He stressed that it is necessary to remember that things are currently "no better than at the beginning of the year>: there is still no vaccine or treatment for coronavirus.
<The good news is that we learned a lot after the first wave. If a new surge arises, we will be better prepared, we better understand the virus, what measures work, and how we can prepare>, he added. In this regard, according to him, it is necessary, firstly, to gradually and carefully remove the restrictions that have been introduced, and, secondly, to constantly monitor the situation. In total, 10,524 cases of coronavirus were confirmed in Armenia, 3,454 people recovered, 170 died. Currently, 6,841 patients are receiving actual treatment.