ArmInfo. To date, 33 patients with coronavirus are in critical condition, 6 are connected to a ventilator. Deputy Minister of Healthcare of the Republic of Armenia Lena Nanushyan announced at a May 14 press conference.
According to her, at the moment, 660 patients with coronavirus have been diagnosed with pneumonia, 66 patients are in serious condition. Nanushyan informed that the growth rate of coronavirus in Armenia is about 5%. The deputy minister also noted that today Armenia is at the third, final, stage of circulation of the coronavirus. As Nanushyan explained, in recent days it has become impossible to identify the sources of distribution of coronavirus and identify an exact circle of contacts of virus carriers. In March, at the first stage of the circulation of coronavirus, isolated and imported cases of coronavirus were recorded in the republic; further, at the second stage, cluster outbreaks began to be recorded (among members of the same family, at enterprises, and so on). Meanwhile, if earlier it was possible to accurately identify the sources of spread of COVID-19, then at the third stage of the circulation of the coronavirus, this became a difficult task. Despite this, as Nanushyan emphasized, all efforts are aimed at controlling the epidemiological situation in the country, including by increasing the level of training of medical staff.
The deputy minister also said that, taking into account the spread of coronavirus, a strategy has been developed according to which the treatment of mild cases can be carried out at home with the control of primary care. In the meantime, asymptomatic patients are isolated in hotels where appropriate medical supervision is provided.
Nanushyan informed that Armenia has purchased 100 ventilation devices, and another 60 are at the purchase stage. Meanwhile, she found it difficult to answer ArmInfo's question regarding whether the Aventa-M brand IVL devices, which, presumably, caused fires in hospitals in Moscow and St. Petersburg, are used in medical institutions in Armenia. In total, 3860 cases of coronavirus were confirmed in the republic, 1572 people recovered, 49 died. Currently, 2218 patients are receiving actual treatment.