Armenian task force orders 24 hour closer of 32 food facilities for breach of safety rules
26.05.2020,
17:33
An Armenian government task force set up to enforce the state of emergency, declared to contain the spread of coronavirus, has ordered 32 food facilities across the country to close for 24 hours for breach of safety rules.
YEREVAN, May 26. /ARKA/. An Armenian government task force set up to enforce the state of emergency declared to contain the spread of coronavirus, has ordered 32 food facilities across the country to close for 24 hours for breach of safety rules.
The decision is based on the findings of a monitoring conducted by the Food Safety Inspectorate. Six of the food facilities are in the capital city Yerevan and 26 facilities are in Vayots Dzor, Armavir, Ararat, Aragatsotn, Gegharkunik, Kotayk and Shirak provinces.
These food facilities are said to have failed to comply with a number of mandatory safety requirements such as wearing of masks and gloves by employees and visitors, ensuring social distance between tables, measuring the temperature of visitors, and the availability of separate closed garbage bins for masks and gloves. In case of repeated violations, the term for suspending their activity will be extended.
A 30-day state of emergency to curb the spread of coronavirus was declared in Armenia on March 16 and restrictions were imposed on free movement of citizens. The government banned also some types of economic activity. On April 13, the government extended the state of emergency for another month and on May 4 it lifted the ban on almost all types of economic activity and the free movement of citizens, except for public transport. On May 14, the government has again extended the state of emergency for another 30 days.
However, despite the extension, public transport, preschools, trading centers, restaurants and gyms have reopened starting from May 18, and wearing of masks has become mandatory in public spaces.
Armenia's confirmed Covid-19 cases have grown to 7,402 over the past 24 hours. According to the National Center for Disease Control and Prevention, some 3,220 people have recovered, while the death toll has risen to 91.
According to the Center, 52,554 tests for the coronavirus have been carried out in Armenia so far. Also, some, 052 COVID-19 patients are being treated now.
The health ministry reported that the people who died over the last 24 hours were 85-year-old woman, 61-year-old man, 52-year-old man, 69-year-old man, 67-year-old man and 86-year-old woman who all had chronic diseases. -0-
The decision is based on the findings of a monitoring conducted by the Food Safety Inspectorate. Six of the food facilities are in the capital city Yerevan and 26 facilities are in Vayots Dzor, Armavir, Ararat, Aragatsotn, Gegharkunik, Kotayk and Shirak provinces.
These food facilities are said to have failed to comply with a number of mandatory safety requirements such as wearing of masks and gloves by employees and visitors, ensuring social distance between tables, measuring the temperature of visitors, and the availability of separate closed garbage bins for masks and gloves. In case of repeated violations, the term for suspending their activity will be extended.
A 30-day state of emergency to curb the spread of coronavirus was declared in Armenia on March 16 and restrictions were imposed on free movement of citizens. The government banned also some types of economic activity. On April 13, the government extended the state of emergency for another month and on May 4 it lifted the ban on almost all types of economic activity and the free movement of citizens, except for public transport. On May 14, the government has again extended the state of emergency for another 30 days.
However, despite the extension, public transport, preschools, trading centers, restaurants and gyms have reopened starting from May 18, and wearing of masks has become mandatory in public spaces.
Armenia's confirmed Covid-19 cases have grown to 7,402 over the past 24 hours. According to the National Center for Disease Control and Prevention, some 3,220 people have recovered, while the death toll has risen to 91.
According to the Center, 52,554 tests for the coronavirus have been carried out in Armenia so far. Also, some, 052 COVID-19 patients are being treated now.
The health ministry reported that the people who died over the last 24 hours were 85-year-old woman, 61-year-old man, 52-year-old man, 69-year-old man, 67-year-old man and 86-year-old woman who all had chronic diseases. -0-
