Minister of Health Arsen Torosyan mentioned at the beginning of the government session that as of 09:00, there are 143 people in need of hospitalization, 25 of them are at home, 9 are of mild severity, 16 are of moderate severity.

“We are better with epidemiological trends than we predicted, but I would like to add that this does not mean that the situation is better than before. We are dealing with absolute numbers,” Torosyan said.

According to the Minister, there are almost no vacancies in the resuscitation departments.

At the moment, there are 444 citizens in critical condition, 131 in extremely critical condition, 39 of which are connected to the artificial lung ventilation devices.

The Minister also urged the citizens to wear medical masks, not cloth, if possible, as they have a wider defense opportunity.

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan added that it is impossible to concentrate all health resources on the treatment of coronavirus. If these numbers do not decrease, it will be a problem to build a new hospital, “which can take 3 years, 1 year or 2 years.”

“We have a long-standing habit of organizing coffee drinking at the entrances, which is a favorite and colorful habit. I’ve been wondering for a long time why there are more infected women than men. There are two reasons: persons coming from textiles industry and also this circumstance. We must draw attention to this issue, “he said.

Notably, 665 new cases of coronavirus disease have been confirmed, 746 people have recovered, the Ministry of Health reports.

There were 7 deaths. The patients were 62 (male), 65 (female), 70 (male), 79 (female), 64 (female), 85 (male) and 76 (female) of age. Everyone had concomitant chronic diseases.