RA GOVERNMENT UNDERTAKES SERIOUS STEPS TO PREVENT SWINE FLU INFECTION PENETRATION
Noyan Tapan
Apr 30, 2009
YEREVAN, APRIL 30, NOYAN TAPAN. "The swine flu infection spreads
very quickly, it transmits from one person to another, therefore we
are ready in advance to carry out measures in Armenia to reduce the
risks," RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsian said at the government’s
April 30 meeting. He said that serious steps aimed at prevention of
infection’s penetration into the country need to be undertaken.
RA Minister of Health Haroutiun Kushkian said that at present
everything is done to prevent infection’s penetration. In particular,
quarantine is announced at Zvartnots and Gyumri airports, all arriving
people are checked.
The Minister also said that the Ministry has all necessary medicines.
According to RA Minister of Agriculture Aramayis Grigorian, all cargoes
imported to Armenia are disinfected, and everything possible is done
for the quarantine announced at Armenia’s border check-points to have
much efficiency. According to him, pork import to Armenia was limited
from April 26, especially from countries, where cases of infection
have been already recorded. A. Grigorian at the same time said that
the infection can transmit from pork to poultry, therefore it is also
proposed limiting poultry import.