All schools closed due to heating problems:
The Republic of Artsakh’s Ministry of Education, Science, Nature, and Sport has announced that educational institutions in Artsakh will suspend operations starting January 19 due to the gas and electricity supply disruptions.
Pre-schools, public schools with grades 1-12, and primary and secondary specialized institutions will temporarily suspend their operations.
As a result, 117 schools are closed, and 20,000 students are being deprived of their right to education.
Two patients were transported to Armenia by the ICRC:
Transportation of patients from Artsakh to Armenia continues to be carried out exclusively with the mediation and escort of the International Committee of the Red Cross.
As of January 19, a total of 36 patients were transported from Artsakh to Armenia by the ICRC.
Frequent power fluctuations cause fire:
On January 18, a fire broke out in the house of a resident of Stepanakert. Fire brigades arriving on the scene identified electric meter wires burning at the scene. Electricity to the building was shut off and the fire was extinguished.
Update of daily statistics
- 9 children remain in the neonatal and intensive care units of the children’s hospital;
- 9 adult patients remain in the intensive care unit, 4 of them in critical condition,
- 154 children were born during the blockade;
- 460 citizens continue to be deprived of the opportunity to receive necessary medical treatment due to suspensions of planned surgeries in all medical facilities of Artsakh;
- 36 patients were transported from Artsakh to Armenia with the mediation and escort of the ICRC to receive appropriate medical treatment;
- 726 businesses (17.7% of the total) suspended operations;
- At least 4,100 people have lost their jobs and sources of income due to the impact on the economy;
More than 15,600 tons of vital supplies, which would have been delivered during the period of the blockade, have not reached Artsakh. Only a meagre amount has since been delivered by the ICRC and the Russian peacekeeping forces.
