Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia Tigran Avinyan today chaired the session of the commission coordinating the activities for prevention of the spread of coronavirus in Armenia, as reported the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.

The latest developments, as well as the current and future steps of government agencies were discussed during the session.

Minister of Healthcare Arsen Torosyan presented the latest statistics on the spread of coronavirus in Armenia and the world and stated that, to this day, Armenia has conducted 211 laboratory tests and there has only been one confirmed case.

The participants of the session especially touched upon the impact of coronavirus on the economy and issues related to trade turnover, cargo transportation and flows of tourists.

Summing up the results of the session, Tigran Avinyan said the following: “We demand that all citizens entering Armenia have cards that will show what countries they have visited over the past 14 days. In regard to certain cargo transfers with Iran, the Ministry of Economy has to create a window that will provide the opportunity to transfer certain cargo to Armenia and Iran. We call on all citizens of Armenia to refrain from entering risk zones, particularly Italy’s Lombardy and Milan for at least two weeks. Finally, citizens of Armenia in the Islamic Republic of Iran who have family members who are not citizens of Armenia and aren’t residents of Armenia must have the opportunity to return to Armenia.”