“I’ve spoken to the mayor and Hayk Marutyan will be in office Monday,” NMember of the Council of Elders Ani Khachatryan wrote on her Facebook page.

Spokesman for Yerevan Mayor Hakob Karapetyan writes about this:

“The short vacation of the mayor of Yerevan ended today, 14 March, as had been [initially.

He has been in Yerevan all this time, is not infected with any infection. During his short vacation, Mayor Marutyan, in addition to his personal affairs, also engaged in public affairs, as he usually used his free time for visiting several community organizations.

PS As the rumors about the mayor’s vacation are spread very clearly by definite circles (those wishing to do their own monitoring:). I was obliged to give this explanation. Boys and girls, sorry to disappoint you, there is no intrigue.

And I would like to inform the public that community agencies are doing their best to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus infection by following the instructions of the Ministry of Health.

Follow the good news, stay away from gossip. It is sometimes no less dangerous than infectious diseases.”