Coronavirus in the Caucasus. Armenia reports 19 more deaths, 517 new cases. Dagestan protesters threaten to burn 5G tower

158 people have died since the start of the pandemic in Armenia.

Over the past 24 hours, 25 people have been cured, and the number of infected has increased by 517.

Meanwhile, as Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced, the country’s return to strict restrictions is not expected.

The prime minister himself is infected, he announced this on his Facebook page on June 1, on his birthday, though is so far asymptomatic and continues to work as usual.

Armenian PM gives briefing after announcing coronavirus infection

Already 139 people have died from coronavirus in Armenia.

Over the past day, 120 new cases.

9,402 people were infected. 3 402 of them recovered and were discharged from hospitals.

Armenian PM and family infected with coronavirus

Anti-coronavirus measures in Armenia

The state of emergency will remain in force in Armenia until June 13.

However, restrictions on movement have already been lifted and almost all businesses have opened: enterprises, shops, hairdressers, museums.

From May 18, public transport has been restored, and will be regularly sanitised. All passengers must use face masks while on public transport.

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11 new cases in Georgia, a total of 794

Of these, 624 people recovered, 12 patients died.

For over a week, Georgia had a minimal number of new cases, but over the past two days 37 people have been added at once. Since the beginning of May, practically infections have occurred in foci – clusters, as they are called in Georgia.

For the first time in a long time on May 31, a new cluster appeared in Saburtalo, one of the central regions of Tbilisi. Now there are already 23 cases recorded in total.

In Georgia, the state of emergency lasted more than two months and was lifted from May 23. All businesses are already working, and transport within settlements. From June 8, trains should again go and intercity transport links will be restored. From July 1, Georgia intends to partially open the borders for tourists from certain countries.

How the elderly are coping with isolation-Video

Another seven people died in a day, a total of 127 deaths.

251 new cases, total 8,927 infections since the start of the pandemic.

3 317 cases were cured and discharged from hospitals.

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan confirmed that the situation continues to deteriorate.

“Infections per million inhabitants rate in Armenia now surpasses Iran, France, equal to Russia. If the infection rate continues, the country will reach the numbers that were in Italy ․ The main problem is that people do not comply with anti-epidemiological requirements,” Pashinyan said.

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The rally demanding to dismantle the newly installed tower was arranged by the residents of the village of New Chirkey in Dagestan.

“In our village, they are not going to open shipbuilding and make scientific discoveries, there is no need for communication with space and high-speed Internet is not needed. Let’s not let us chip. Radiation from a new tower is harmful to health. Here are the children, we don’t need a second Chernobyl. If our demands are not heard, then we ourselves will burn this tower. ”

Hundreds of people supported the video. But it caused a lot of ironic comments. “Throw away your cell phone, TV, car, electricity, buy a horse, a bull and a plow. And do not stand in front of the video camera – the shaitan will steal the soul! ”

No comments have yet been received from the authorities.

Dagestan has a critical situation with the number of infected and dead from coronavirus and pneumonia. During the day, 50 people died, in general, from the beginning of the pandemic – 201. According to this indicator, Dagestan is in third place in Russia and second only to Moscow and the Moscow region.

On May 17, authorities reported that more than 700 people died from pneumonia. However, doctors and activists conduct their investigations and argue that all these statistics are falsified and in fact the number of sick and dead is much greater.

Source: Caucasian Knot

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• A timeline of events in the Caucasus related to coronavirus epidemic, 28-29 May, 2020