Thirteen patients from the Republican Medical Center of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) were transported Tuesday to specialized medical institutions of Armenia for urgent specialized medical care—and with their accompanying persons as well as the mediation and escorting by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).

And five patients, who had been transferred to Armenia for medical treatment within the framework of state funding, are expected to return to Artsakh during the day with ICRC vehicles—and together with their accompanying person, the Artsakh Ministry of Health informs Armenian News-NEWS.am.

A total of 26 children are currently receiving inpatient treatment at Arevik Medical Center in Artsakh, and seven of them are at the neonatal and intensive care unit.

And 91 patients are receiving inpatient treatment at the Republican Medical Center, five of them are at the intensive care unit, and three of these five are in critical condition.