Artsakh Government presented an update on the day 191 under blockade
Update of daily statistics:
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About 1,460 citizens have been deprived of the opportunity to receive necessary medical treatment due to suspension of planned surgeries in all medical facilities of Artsakh increasing by about 25 cases in the last 4 days.
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As of today, 492 patients have been transferred from Artsakh to Armenia to receive appropriate medical care with the mediation and accompaniment of the International Committee of the Red Cross and another 70 accompanied by Russian peacekeepers to receive appropriate treatment. After being suspended for almost a month due to additional Azerbaijani obstacles to ICRC activities, the recently resumed transfers have been completely suspended for 6 days.
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Around 3,900 people, including 550 children, have been separated from their homes as a result of the blockade, however, some have already returned home with the assistance of the Red Cross and Russian peacekeepers.
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No citizen traveled freely along the Stepanakert-Goris highway (Lachin (Qashatagh) corridor), and the cases of two-way movement of people decreased by about 206 times, and only with the support of the Red Cross and RF peacekeepers (instead of 467.950 people in 191 days, 2,276 entry and exit. In the last 4 days, only 0 cases of entry and exit of citizens were registered .
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Not a single vehicle of Artsakh citizens passed through the blocked road, and the movement vehicles was almost 61 times less than it should have been without the blockade (instead of 175,720 2,889 vehicles entered and exited in 191 days, and that only by Red Cross and Russian peacekeepers). That means only 0 vehicle entries and exits were recorded in the last 4 days.
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About 13 times less vital goods were imported by the Red Cross and Russian peacekeepers than should have been without the blockade (5.677 tons instead of about 76,400 tons in 191 days, only 0 tons of which in the last 4 days).
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During the blockade, Azerbaijan completely or partially interrupted the sole gas supply into Artsakh for a total of 125 days, and electricity supply has been completely disrupted for 162 days. This has led to daily blackouts and additional emergency shutdowns, resulting in many facilities closing or curtailing operations.
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860 business entities (20,1 % of the total) have suspended their activities due to the impossible operating conditions under the blockade, while the remaining operate partially or with state support.
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An estimated 11,000 people (including state-supported temporary work placements and more than 50% of private sector workers) have lost jobs and sources of income as a result of the impact on the economy from the blockade and disruptions of vital infrastructure.
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Construction work of 32.6 kilometers of roads, tens of kilometers of water lines, irrigation systems for thousands of hectares of land, 3,717 apartments, and more than 40 social and industrial infrastructures have been stopped.
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During the blockade, the economy of the Republic of Artsakh suffered a loss of around 363 million US dollars, leading to decline of the predicted annual GDP index (903 million dollars) by more than 40 percent.
