The situation is under control. We have an outbreak, and I can say that right now the outbreak is dying down. Minister of Health Anahit Avanesyan told this to reporters Thursday regarding the increased cases of measles in Armenia.

"Of course, our vigilance does not decrease from this, and all symptoms that may be in the case of measles are investigated as much as possible in all medical centers, all research work is done so that we do not miss any cases.

"Also, we had a case of the death of a child. I must note that the child was not vaccinated [against measles], and had the diseases that made the situation much more complicated," said Avanesyan, and urged that the vaccinations of children with the immunization program defined by the Armenian national calendar should not be delayed.

Furthermore, the health minister said that before the outbreak of Covid, there was a 93 to 94 percent vaccination rate among the Armenian public, while during Covid, when the work of the primary link was interrupted, the percentage of vaccinations had dropped, but in 2022, the indicators were restored.

"We have set ourselves the task that we need to reach 95 to 96 percent [vaccinations]," said Avanesyan.

As for the cases of Covid, she stated that at the moment there is no new strain, the omicron strain is circulating, but there are cases when the flu and Covid occur at the same time, in which case the disease is complicated. But in general, there is nothing worrying about Covid, added the Armenian health minister.