YEREVAN, APRIL 30, NOYAN TAPAN. "The swine flu infection spreads very quickly, it transmits from one person to another, therefore we are ready in advance to carry out measures in Armenia to reduce the risks," RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsian said at the government's April 30 meeting. He said that serious steps aimed at prevention of infection's penetration into the country need to be undertaken. RA Minister of Health Haroutiun Kushkian said that at present everything is done to prevent infection's penetration. In particular, quarantine is announced at Zvartnots and Gyumri airports, all arriving people are checked. The Minister also said that the Ministry has all necessary medicines. According to RA Minister of Agriculture Aramayis Grigorian, all cargoes imported to Armenia are disinfected, and everything possible is done for the quarantine announced at Armenia's border check-points to have much efficiency. According to him, pork import to Armenia was limited from April 26, especially from countries, where cases of infection have been already recorded. A. Grigorian at the same time said that the infection can transmit from pork to poultry, therefore it is also proposed limiting poultry import.

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