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4041 lonely elderly people in Armenia will be provided with food baskets for one month

Arminfo, Armenia

ArmInfo.With the support of the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, 4041 lonely elderly people will be provided with food baskets for one  month.  This was reported by the press service of the government.

According to the source, the Mission Armenia and the German Red Cross  organizations launched a program to provide older people with  necessary foodstuffs on March 20.

Thus, the Mission Armenia organization will provide food to 1934  people in Yerevan and another 1892 to lonely elderly people in the  regions.  The German Red Cross will provide food to 215 single  elderly people.

It should be noted that on March 16, in connection with the spread of  coronavirus infection in Armenia, a state of emergency was introduced  in the country, which will last until April 14. According to the  latest data, 160 people are infected with coronavirus in Armenia. 

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