Armenian authorities have to take more stringent administrative measures to combat COVID-19
18.06.2020,
14:14
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said Thursday at a regular government meeting that the authorities have no option but to take more stringent administrative measures to combat COVID-19 in the country.
YEREVAN, June 18. /ARKA/. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said Thursday at a regular government meeting that the authorities have no option but to take more stringent administrative measures to combat COVID-19 in the country.
“Our main problem in the current period continues to be the new coronavirus. Yesterday, we again registered 665 new cases, and we are unable to reduce the numbers and we know the reason is that there is no mass compliance with anti-epidemic," Pashinyan said.
He recalled that by decision of the commandant’s office, citizens are required to have an identity card with them and explained the reason of this - if a person is brought to administrative responsibility for not wearing a mask, but he does not have a document, then the process takes longer: he must be taken to a police station to determine his identity, and then write an administrative act.
In his words, the changes will make this administrative lever more productive, while if a citizen is without a mask and also does not have a document, then two separate acts will be issued for two separate administrative violations.
Speaking about another problem, Pashinyan noted that although all state bodies that serve large flows of citizens have introduced new rules for queue management and anti-epidemic rules, the problem of regulating queues outside buildings remains. In this regard, he pointed out the need to make markings to maintain social distance and monitor the implementation of this rule.
“The banking system in this aspect should be more diligent, since the requirements are observed within banks, but given the large flow of citizens, it is necessary to monitor them from the outside. Although we see that many banks have perfectly solved the problem, we get data from the regions that people continue the old practice and are close to each other in line at the buildings,” Pashinyan said.
He also pointed out the need to comply with similar requirements at HayPost branches, at customs points, taxpayer service centers, passport and visa departments and points of provision of automobile license plates.
He also emphasized that all heads of these structures and departments should know that they are personally responsible for observing anti-epidemiological rules.
“In addition, our analysis shows and it becomes more convincing that yards and nearby addresses become the main source or distribution area of the virus. Here we must also expand our administrative pressure, despite the limited capabilities and resources, and therefore joint groups of police officers and other government agencies have been formed, which will expand the scope of inspections,” Pashinyan said.
A state of emergency was declared in Armenia on March 16, 2020 to curb the spread of the coronavirus, and then extended three times. The latest decision, dated from June 12, extends the state of emergency until 17:00 July 13.
As of 11:00 on Thursday, June 18, there were 18,698 confirmed COVID-19 infection cases, 7,560 recovered patients and 309 deaths in Armenia. -0---
“Our main problem in the current period continues to be the new coronavirus. Yesterday, we again registered 665 new cases, and we are unable to reduce the numbers and we know the reason is that there is no mass compliance with anti-epidemic," Pashinyan said.
He recalled that by decision of the commandant’s office, citizens are required to have an identity card with them and explained the reason of this - if a person is brought to administrative responsibility for not wearing a mask, but he does not have a document, then the process takes longer: he must be taken to a police station to determine his identity, and then write an administrative act.
In his words, the changes will make this administrative lever more productive, while if a citizen is without a mask and also does not have a document, then two separate acts will be issued for two separate administrative violations.
Speaking about another problem, Pashinyan noted that although all state bodies that serve large flows of citizens have introduced new rules for queue management and anti-epidemic rules, the problem of regulating queues outside buildings remains. In this regard, he pointed out the need to make markings to maintain social distance and monitor the implementation of this rule.
“The banking system in this aspect should be more diligent, since the requirements are observed within banks, but given the large flow of citizens, it is necessary to monitor them from the outside. Although we see that many banks have perfectly solved the problem, we get data from the regions that people continue the old practice and are close to each other in line at the buildings,” Pashinyan said.
He also pointed out the need to comply with similar requirements at HayPost branches, at customs points, taxpayer service centers, passport and visa departments and points of provision of automobile license plates.
He also emphasized that all heads of these structures and departments should know that they are personally responsible for observing anti-epidemiological rules.
“In addition, our analysis shows and it becomes more convincing that yards and nearby addresses become the main source or distribution area of the virus. Here we must also expand our administrative pressure, despite the limited capabilities and resources, and therefore joint groups of police officers and other government agencies have been formed, which will expand the scope of inspections,” Pashinyan said.
A state of emergency was declared in Armenia on March 16, 2020 to curb the spread of the coronavirus, and then extended three times. The latest decision, dated from June 12, extends the state of emergency until 17:00 July 13.
As of 11:00 on Thursday, June 18, there were 18,698 confirmed COVID-19 infection cases, 7,560 recovered patients and 309 deaths in Armenia. -0---
