ARMENIA TO TAKE ALL NECESSARY MEASURES TO WARD OFF SWINE FLU
ARKA
Apr 30, 2009
YEREVAN, April 30. /ARKA/. Armenian Government intends to take all
necessary measures to lessen risks of swine flu epidemic, Armenian
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan said at Thursday’s governmental meeting.
He said that World Health Organization, seeing how fast the virus is
being transmitted, raised the degree of current risk of the disease.
"We are ready to make every effort to lessen the risk", the premier
said.
Healthcare Minister Harutyun Kushkyan said he convened an emergency
meeting today morning.
It was placed on record at the meeting that not a single case of
swine flu has been reported in the country.
The minister said that all necessary steps have been taken to prevent
epidemic and control in Zvartnots and Gyumri airports tighten.
He also said that the country has necessary devices and medicines.
Kushkyan said that thermal imaging scanners will be purchased and
installed in the airports in two or three days to spot swine flu.
The scanners measure passengers’ temperature. This will enable doctors
to stave off epidemics.
Agriculture Minister Aramayis Grigoryan, in his turn, said that his
ministry is doing whatever necessary to ward off the disease.
"All imported cargoes are being examined in check points and
disinfected", he said.
Grigoryan proposed restrictions in pork and poultry import.
=0 A Emergency Minister Mher Shahgeldyan said that his ministry’s
all units are in high alert now.
He proposed to take preventive measures not only in airports, but
also in aircrafts.