Armenian PM calls on citizens to avoid public events
13.03.2020,
13:21
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said today that all educational institutions in the countr- kindergartens, schools and universities- will be closed until March 23 due to the situation with coronavirus. He urged everyone to avoid public events.
YEREVAN, March 13. /ARKA/. /. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said today that all educational institutions in the countr- kindergartens, schools and universities- will be closed until March 23 due to the situation with coronavirus. He urged everyone to avoid public events.
"We decided that at least until March 23 the educational institutions will be shut. On March 18-19, we will turn to this topic once again. If necessary, we will extend the closure," Pashinyan said during a live Facebook broadcast.
The Prime Minister said if possible, people should avoid participation in mass events, especially those citizens who have symptoms of coronavirus. "We urge people to be as cautious as possible, to avoid organizing events and participating in them, especially in cases when they have certain symptoms," Pashinyan said.
He said that the Interagency Commission, which coordinates the work to prevent the spread of coronavirus, is working on a daily basis and the government is ready at any time to review the decisions made.
"The main thing is that these decisions are as effective as possible," he said. He also called on the people who participated in an engagement party in the city of Etchmiadzin, (one of whom was infected with coronavirus), to self-isolate.
"The task is to identify the people who took part in the engagement party and to determine the circle of people with whom the patient communicated. All citizens who participated in this event or contacted guests and who have symptoms, must isolate themselves," the prime minister said.
He also urged them to report this to state authorities so that the government could fully take control of the situation.
Six cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Armenia. The first case was recorded on March 1. A -29-year-old Armenian citizen who was airlifted from Iran, tested positive for the virus. Then two Armenian citizens (45 and 27 years old) and a 51-year-old Italian citizen who returned from Italy were found to have coronavirus. On March 12, two new cases of coronavirus infection were recorded in residents of Ettchmiadzin who had previously been in contact with one of those infected. In total, 88 people are currently isolated. -0-
"We decided that at least until March 23 the educational institutions will be shut. On March 18-19, we will turn to this topic once again. If necessary, we will extend the closure," Pashinyan said during a live Facebook broadcast.
The Prime Minister said if possible, people should avoid participation in mass events, especially those citizens who have symptoms of coronavirus. "We urge people to be as cautious as possible, to avoid organizing events and participating in them, especially in cases when they have certain symptoms," Pashinyan said.
He said that the Interagency Commission, which coordinates the work to prevent the spread of coronavirus, is working on a daily basis and the government is ready at any time to review the decisions made.
"The main thing is that these decisions are as effective as possible," he said. He also called on the people who participated in an engagement party in the city of Etchmiadzin, (one of whom was infected with coronavirus), to self-isolate.
"The task is to identify the people who took part in the engagement party and to determine the circle of people with whom the patient communicated. All citizens who participated in this event or contacted guests and who have symptoms, must isolate themselves," the prime minister said.
He also urged them to report this to state authorities so that the government could fully take control of the situation.
Six cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Armenia. The first case was recorded on March 1. A -29-year-old Armenian citizen who was airlifted from Iran, tested positive for the virus. Then two Armenian citizens (45 and 27 years old) and a 51-year-old Italian citizen who returned from Italy were found to have coronavirus. On March 12, two new cases of coronavirus infection were recorded in residents of Ettchmiadzin who had previously been in contact with one of those infected. In total, 88 people are currently isolated. -0-
