NONE OF THE THREE DEATH CASES WAS OF A/H1N1
Alisa Gevorgyan
"Radiolur"
10.12.2009 15:23
The healthcare institutions in Armenia continue working in emergency
regime. Accoridng to Vahan Poghosyan, Head of the Healthcare Management
Department of the Ministry of Health, the ambulatory clinics will be
open even on weekends. The healthcare institutions have been provided
enough of Tamiflu, which will be distributed to citizens in case
of necessity.
The Ministry of Health keeps under control the epidemic situation in
the country. A hot line has been opened at the ministry (52-88-72,
56-53-23).
According to Vahan Poghosyan, there’s no need to panic. It’s simply
necessary to be alert and take all measures to prevent flu.
Head of the Inspection for Hygienic and antiepidemic Surveillance
of the Ministry of Health Artavazd Vanyan assures that positive
trends have been registered after the schools and kindergartens were
closed up.
"Be sure that we are going to have an abrupt decline on December
12-13. Let’s meet next week to see that I’m right," chief
infectiologist of Armenia Ara Asoyan said.
Ara Asoyan assured also that none of the death cases over the past
three days was of swine flu.