More than 40,000 Armenian citizens returned home since March 15

Since March 15, thanks to efforts of the Commandant’s Office and the Foreign Ministry of Armenia, about 8,000 Armenian citizens, who had no opportunity to return to their homeland due to the situation caused by COVID-19 pandemic, have been transferred to Armenia from different countries all over the world, the ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.

Moreover, the transfer of 2,200 citizens was organized free of charge with the support of various benefactors as well as a result of negotiations. The geography of transfer is very wide: from the United States to Turkey, from India to Russia.

In total, more than 40,000 citizens have returned to Armenia through the flights carried out on the basis of permissions issued by the Commandant’s Office.

Four special flights from China to Armenia organized by the Commandant’s Office delivered necessary medical supplies and equipment for the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, including pulmonary ventilation devices, oxygen supply plants and concentrators, COVID-19 diagnostic tests, biochemical raw materials for the production of medical tests, personal protective equipment (PPE) and medical masks.