A new coronavirus assessment center opened in Armenia
Armenia’s Health Minister Arsen Torosyan informed that a new triage - a coronavirus assessment centre started operation in the country for patients with suspected COVID-19. The center will operate at National Burn Center .
“The new center is equipped with 65 beds and 9 in the intensive care unit at the moment. Another 58 beds will be added in the coming days with total 132 beds for the coronavirus patients.”
As Torosyan detailed, the center will not provide ambulatory care but operate according to triage protocols to determine the priority of patients' treatments by the severity of their condition and the likelihood of recovery. Based on those assessments, the Ambulance service will transfer the patients to coronavirus specialized medical centers.