16:57, 5 June, 2020
YEREVAN, JUNE 5, ARMENPRESS. At the moment there is a shortage of swabs necessary for testing the novel coronavirus disease in Armenia, Healthcare minister’s spokesperson Alina Nikoghosyan said on Facebook.
“On June 4 the National Center for Disease Control and Prevention acquired 4600 swabs for 2300 tests (2 swabs are used for one test)”, she said.
The spokesperson informed that soon a large batch of swabs will be delivered and will be distributed to the facilities conducting COVID-19 testing.
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