Media Review-07.05.21

Pharmacologist Mushfig Huseynov, comments on the May 6 briefing of the Operational Headquarters under the Cabinet of Ministers on the website "Bizimyolinfo.az," calling it "meaningless."

Acting Minister of Health Teymur Musaev did not answer questions which concern the population. "People want to know what happens after May 15th. Traffic must be restored to the full, as well as the work of fitness clubs, health centers, restaurants. All jobs should be restored, and a strict quarantine regime should end on June 1, "said the pharmacologist.

It is also necessary to reopen entertainment centers, hotels and vacation spots. Weddings should also be allowed for three hours with the participation of 60-80 people and the mandatory wearing of masks in the open air should be excluded.

The website Modern.az discusses why flats for martyr's families and Karabakh invalids are being distributed without a bill of sale. According to the author, there are plans to provide 3,000 flats in several residential complexes for invalids and family members of Second Karabakh War martyrs this year, as well as to begin building individual residential houses.

The failure to issue ownership documents to these groups of people is reported by Sevinj Orujeva, chairwoman of the public association for the support of martyr families.

The failure to issue "bills of sale," according to Musa Guliyev, Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Labour and Social Policy, is linked to the possibility of reselling the flats. There was such an unpleasant experience in the past.

According to the Agency for Social Services of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, the legislation does not provide for the privatization of social and special housing.

The website Moderator.az criticizes the lack of legislation to protect patients' rights in the healthcare system. According to Eyyub Huseynov, the head of the Free Consumers Union, there are many complaints about poor conditions and service in the country's hospitals, where bribery is rampant and 90 percent of fee receipts in private clinics are falsified. Clinics do not issue refunds in the event of a person's death and bear no financial or professional liability.

"A law to protect patients' rights was debated in the country ten years ago. However, this law 'died' in the Milli Majlis "Huseynov explained.

Yenisabah.az publishes a commentary on Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's visit to Armenia on 6 May. During a press conference in Yerevan, Lavrov stated that Russia is working to protect the region's religious and cultural heritage. He did not, however, comment on the Armenians' refusal to provide maps of minefields in liberated territories.