ArmInfo.The "Association of Restaurateurs" NGO reacted negatively to the statement of the Minister of Health of Armenia on the introduction of new restrictive measures in the republic from January 1 next year.
Thus, in a widespread statement, the Association of Restaurateurs called on the RA government and the Ministry of Health to refrain from unreasonable initiatives that will have negative consequences.
"We express our categorical disagreement with the voiced opinion, we declare that entrepreneurs are initiating preventive measures. The restaurant industry is in a very difficult economic situation, it provides fifty thousand jobs and is not going to obey decisions that are disastrous for the industry. Once again, we urge the responsible departments to deal with professional issues, in particular, in the health sector, refraining from interfering in the business world, " said in a statement of the Association of Restaurateurs.
It should be noted that RA Minister of Health Anahit Avanesyan stated at today's press conference that new restrictions will be introduced in the country in connection with the coronavirus. According to her, from January 1, 2022, only vaccinated citizens will be allowed to go to public catering and cultural events by presenting a vaccination certificate, while unvaccinated citizens will be allowed only if they have negative PCR tests. Earlier, the Ministry of Health of Armenia introduced requirements that from October 1, 2021, all working citizens must provide their employers with vaccination certificates. Unvaccinated citizens were obliged to take a PCR test for coronavirus every 2 weeks, and from December 1, this period has been reduced to a week. At the moment, 1.2 million people have been vaccinated in Armenia, more than 430 thousand citizens have undergone a full course of vaccination. Moreover, over the past day, 4,172 coronavirus tests were carried out in Armenia, of which 189 new cases of infection were detected, while 1,072 people recovered, 21 died. According to the source, as of 11:00 on November 29, 12,947 patients are currently undergoing treatment. Since the outbreak of the pandemic, 2,360,218 coronavirus tests have been carried out in Armenia, of which 338,120 were diagnosed with COVID-19, while 316,198 recovered, 7,535 died. The total number of cases when citizens were diagnosed with coronavirus, but cause of death was another disease, reached 1,440.
