15:02, 19 March, 2020
YEREVAN, MARCH 19, ARMENPRESS. The government of Armenia is developing a legislative initiative which will envisage liability for people who will violate the healthcare authorities’ instructions to self-quarantine, Healthcare Minister Arsen Torosyan said.
“If someone is ordered to self-quarantine based on epidemiological instructions, then the violation of this self-quarantine should have consequences, up to criminal liability. And we are currently working on the bill,” Torosyan said, adding that many countries are switching to self-quarantine methods and there are countries that already have envisaged responsibility for violators.
Edited and translated by Stepan Kocharyan