After today’s regular meeting of the Commandant’s Office, Prime Minister Pashinyan held a news briefing with Yerevan Mayor Hayk Marutyan and Head of the Food Safety Inspectorate Georgy Avetisyan. The Prime Minister first advised that the Commandant’s Office will step up the strength of enforcement teams formed under the standing state of emergency in the Republic of Armenia. “We are going to toughen administrative control over the discipline of wearing masks. So...
After today’s regular meeting of the Commandant’s Office, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held a news briefing with Minister of Healthcare Arsen Torosyan and Director General of the National Center for Disease Control and Prevention of the Ministry of Healthcare Artavazd Vanyan. The Premier noted that a significant part of the society continues not to follow the safety rules and not to wear masks. “The time has come to admit that we have not been able to persuade or...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held another briefing after today’s regular meeting of the Commandant’s Office. The Prime Minister noted that civilian police officers will be involved in the work to monitor compliance with anti-epidemic rules. “We will involve civilian policemen in the process of controlling observance of anti-epidemic rules. They will not act personally, but will invite police officers on duty nearby who will come and penalize those who violate the...
After today’s regular meeting of the Commandant’s Office, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held a briefing with Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Suren Papikyan and cardiopulmonary rescue team member Tigran Gevorgyan. The Premier first advised that the Government will discuss the possibility of extending the state of emergency at the June 12 extraordinary Cabinet meeting, followed by a parliamentary debate to be held at the special session of the National...
After today’s meeting of the Commandant’s Office, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held a news briefing with Deputy Healthcare Minister Lena Nanushyan and St. Gregory the Illuminator Medical Center Deputy Director Petros Manukyan. The Premier said the coronavirus spread rate once again showed weak signs of stabilization, and while it would be hard to state for sure that the situation has stabilized, we can witness that we have the first such signs in the air....
After today’s regular meeting of the Commandant’s Office, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held a news briefing with Minister of Emergency Situations Felix Tsolakyan and reanimator Arsen Manukyan, who left his job in Germany and joined Yerevan in the fight against coronavirus. The Prime Minister noted that the situation with the coronavirus epidemic remains tense, but there are hopes for some stabilization. “The epidemiological situation remains tense in Armenia....