ArmInfo.Work is underway to create an electronic platform for assessing the sanitary-epidemiological situation in Armenia. The Minister of High-Tech Industry Hakob Arshakyan said this on March 17 at a press conference in Yerevan.
According to him, in order to implement the project, a working group has been created, consisting of scientists, IT representatives, and specialists. This work is carried out in close contact with the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Armenia, which also formed a similar group. The main goal of the platform will be the collection and processing of information about the sanitary-epidemiological situation, the analysis and forecast. The agency, as the minister noted, is actively working on the use of modern technologies, mapping foci, collecting information about displaced people, and modeling possible scenarios for the development of the situation.
It should be noted that as of March 17, at 12:00, another 12 cases of coronavirus were detected in Armenia, 6 of which are related to the engagement party in Echmiadzin, and the remaining 6 are related to one of the production enterprises. Thus, at present, 72 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Armenia; one person recovered. In order to combat the epidemic, a state of emergency has been introduced in the country.
