10:39, 4 June, 2020
YEREVAN, JUNE 4, ARMENPRESS. The total amount of assistance provided to the beneficiaries within the framework of the Armenian government’s measures aimed at eliminating the socio-economic consequences of the novel coronavirus surpassed 100 billion drams, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said live on Facebook today.
On the sidelines of the 9th anti-crisis measure, which is envisaged for non-registered workers, assistance has been provided to 186,000 children with a total amount of 4,9 billion drams.
“Within the frames of the 8th anti-crisis measure, assistance has been provided to 124,000 people. This concerns those citizens whose work was suspended due to the coronavirus-related restrictions. A total of 8,4 billion AMD assistance has been provided to them”, the PM said.
The Armenian government recently adopted the 17th measure to eliminate the socio-economic consequences of COVID-19.
Reporting by Norayr Shoghikyan; Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan