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A 33-year-old patient became one of the latest and youngest victims of the new coronavirus outbreak in Armenia, Health Minister Arsen Torosyan stated at the briefing after the regular  meeting at the Commandant’s Office on Thursday.

“We have 418 patients in serious and 81  - in critical  condition. Unfortunately, a 33-year-old patient who had other chronic diseases died in the past day. The cause of the death was the complication of the anamnesis,” the minister stressed adding no one is immune to the disease.

Calling on the citizens to follow the precaution measures and the safety rules, the minister said everyone should realize they have an elderly relatives or with pre-existing medical conditions in their homes who may become more vulnerable to the virus.

“We do not expect that the coronavirus cases will reach zero in the country in a month but our understanding is that every citizen should have access to a proper health care,” added Torosyan.