An Armenian citizen who returned from China was expelled from one of the Yerevan polyclinics, and communication with him continued through the window. 

Commenting on this incident, Armenian health minister Arsen Torosyan admitted that he was extremely surprised and that such behavior is 'unacceptable.'

According to him, the heads of the clinics were given orders on how to work amid the threat of the coronavirus, as well as the Armenian translation of the latest WHO recommendations regarding the fight against the virus. Meanwhile, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention works closely with all medical institutions to prevent the spread of the virus in the country.

About 20-30 people from China daily arrive in Armenia via airport. Most of them are Armenians. All passengers are measured with a remote thermometer, regardless of which country they arrived from. And for those arriving from China, a 14-day control is established, since the coronavirus infection has an incubation period and may not appear for two weeks.

There are no lab tests for the diagnosis of coronavirus in the country yet, but they are planned to be acquired in the near future. If coronavirus is suspected, biological samples of patients can be sent to the UK, German, the Dutch or Russian labs.

There were no confirmed cases of coronavirus 2019-nCoV in Armenia so far.