The Ministry of Health of Armenia continues to carry out monkeypox testing among citizens—and with the test kits received from Russia. Armenian health minister Anahit Avanesyan told reporters about this after Thursday’s Cabinet meeting of the government.

According to the minister, these tests are performed in all suspicious cases, but so far the results have been negative.

"But that does not mean that we will stop carrying out monitoring," added Avanesyan.

As reported earlier, Russia has provided monkeypox test kits to several full and associate member countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), including Armenia.

The respective developments were carried out by the “Vector” Russian State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology.

Also, the “Vector” researchers plan to conduct monkeypox diagnostic seminars in laboratories for doctors working in CIS countries.