According to the amendment that has been made to an order by the minister of health—and in order to reduce the risk of spreading the coronavirus—wearing face masks also in open public areas has become mandatory in Armenia as of Monday, Armenian News-NEWS.am has learned from the Ministry of Health.

But there are certain exceptions to this rule.

In addition, if those employees who have been vaccinated with the first dose of a coronavirus vaccine violate the vaccination period between the first and second doses, they must submit a negative PCR test result to their employers.