During the recent government session, Minister of Health Arsen Torosyan said that there are 48 newly confirmed cases of the coronavirus and 61 recoveries as of today. “We are closing the day with a positive balance. The number of active cases decreased by 14. There are 1,159 overall cases and the same measures are taking place. More than 1,500 citizens have come out of quarantine. However, 300 people in quarantine had positive test results. I am saying this so that it can be clear that the quarantine measures are effective and, if we did not carry out those measures, the virus would have spread a lot more.”
The minister said that these measures will continue. Half of the funds allocated for hospital beds have been used. He also said that if this trend continues and society can uphold all the lockdown measures, we can hope that this situation will remain under control for a long time.
According to Torosyan, 810 tests were administered yesterday. “If we compare this number with other countries, we are in a good position. We are carrying out large numbers of tests in comparison with our neighbors. We are increasing the scope of instructions. If we need to accommodate larger volumes of patients, we will think about including another laboratory and carrying out more tests.”
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that, for every 16 tests administered, one of them is positive, which is a good sign. “The curve is now controllable, but if we continue to treat the virus the same way that many people in Armenian society are treating it, it is possible that we will have another outbreak.”
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