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Armenian health officials warn against ignoring mask wearing requirement
Citing the growing number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 recorded lately by health officials, Armenia's Health Minister Anahit Avanesyan has warned today citizens against ignoring the mandatory mask wearing requirement.
04.03.2021, 12:53
Society
Armenian education ministry allows some categories of schoolchildren not to wear masks
Armenia's Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports Zhanna Andreasyan said in a Facebook post today that according to changes made to the guidelines for the country's educational institutions, students with varying degrees of hearing and speech impairment, teachers working with them, as well as children who need special learning conditions, may not wear face coverings.
24.09.2020, 16:21
Society
Armenian health ministry warns that coronavirus reproductive rate grows to 1.02
One of the important indicators of the intensity of the spread of coronavirus infection - the reproductive rate (Rt COVID19) - has now grown in Armenia to 1.02, Deputy Minister of Health Lena Nanushyan said today.
17.09.2020, 17:24
Business
BAAM Venture Capital to invest another 242 million drams in production of medical masks
BAAM Venture Capital LLC will invest another 242 million drams in the production of medical masks in Armenia.
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10.09.2020, 16:37
Society
Armenia eases requirement for wearing face coverings
Armenian government task force set up to enforce the state of emergency announced to stop the spread of coronavirus, said some changes were made to its previous decision of May 3 regarding the mandatory requirement to wear face covering due to the coronavirus pandemic.
15.08.2020, 14:31
Society
Armenian government to ease coronavirus restrictions
Armenia's Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan, who is also head of a task force set up by the government to enforce the state of emergency, declared back in March to stop the spread of coronavirus, told an extraordinary session of parliament today that the government will allow owners of private cars to drive without masks.
12.08.2020, 17:14
Society
Some categories of citizens allowed not to wear masks in open public areas
Armenia's Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan, who heads a task force set up by the government to enforce the state of emergency, declared on March 16 to contain the spread of coronavirus, allowed certain categories of citizens not to wear masks in open areas.
08.07.2020, 14:45
Society
Armenia ready to export disposable face masks
Prices for disposable face masks have dropped significantly, the chairman of Armenian State Commission for the Protection of Economic Competition Gegham Gevorgyan said during a government meeting on Thursday.
02.07.2020, 11:57
Society
Pashinyan announces plans to toughen health rules amid growing number of Covid-19 cases
Armenia is one of the leading countries in the world in terms of Covid-19 infections per 1 million people and in the number of new cases of COVID-19 recorded daily, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said during a press briefing today.
26.06.2020, 20:03
Society
Armenian citizens obliged to carry IDs when leaving home
Starting tomorrow, all citizens of Armenia will have to carry an identity document when leaving their homes - a passport, an ID-card or driver’s license, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at a briefing on Tuesday.
16.06.2020, 19:23
Society
Armenian anti-trust body wants to install masks selling machines to have their price down
Gegham Gevorgyan, Chairman of Armenia's State Commission for the Protection of Economic Competition (SCEC), blamed today the rise in the price of medical masks on a set of factors, describing one as 'double margin'.
25.05.2020, 16:38
Society
Armenian parliament cuts the fine for not wearing masks ten times
An emergency session of the Armenian National Assembly has passed today in the second and final reading a draft amendment to the Law on Administrative Offenses, which calls for reducing the size of fines for violation of restrictions on freedom of movement imposed to contain the spread of coronavirus.
19.05.2020, 18:49
Society
Masks and gloves to become integral part of life in Armenia, Deputy Minister of Economy says
Personal protective equipment, such as masks and gloves, will become an integral part of life in Armenia, Deputy Minister of Economy Varos Simonyan said at a press conference on Friday.
15.05.2020, 15:17
Society
Wearing masks for using public transport in Armenia becomes mandatory
Citizens without masks will not be allowed to use public transport that resumes on May 18, Vahan Hunanyan, spokesman for the Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan, said today.
14.05.2020, 19:17
Society
Armenia removes ban on public transport, makes mask wearing in public places mandatory (video)
The government of Armenia will lift some of the lockdown restrictions on May 18, including the ban on operation of public transport, Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan, who is also head of a government task force set up to enforce the state of emergency, said today.
14.05.2020, 16:55
Society
Inspection of 90 pharmacies reveals that about 30% of them had medical masks on sale
The chairman of Armenia's State Commission for the Protection of Economic Competition (SCPEC) Gegham Gevorgyan said today an inspection of more than 90 pharmacies revealed that about 30% of them had medical masks on sale.
02.03.2020, 16:33
Society
Armenia’s Ministry of Health purchased 165 thousand medical masks for hospital staff
Armenia’s Ministry of Health has purchased 165 thousand medical masks for hospital staff, and another 50 thousand will be delivered to the country in the near future, Minister Arsen Torosyan said at a press conference on Sunday.
01.03.2020, 14:55
Society
No confirmed cases of coronavirus in Armenia
Armenia's Ministry of Health said today there were no confirmed cases of coronavirus in the country.
25.02.2020, 16:31
Society
Armenian anti-trust agency calls on pharmacies to refrain from raising prices for medical masks
Armenia's anti-trust agency called today on medicine -selling companies to refrain from unreasonably raising prices for medical masks, antiviral drugs and other medical supplies, as well as from creating an artificial shortage of these products.
24.02.2020, 17:25
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