RA Ministry of Environment calls on citizens to avoid excessive  ultraviolet radiation

ArmInfo.  The Ministry of Environment of Armenia calls on citizens to avoid being in the sun during the daytime due to increased levels of ultraviolet radiation.

"In the Ararat Valley and Syunik region, as well as in Yerevan, on  July 29 and 30, the ultraviolet radiation index will exceed the  norm," the press service of the Ministry of Environment of Armenia  said in a statement.

In this regard, the ministry called on citizens to avoid being in  direct sunlight from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm on these two days.

Earlier the Hydrometeorology and Monitoring Center of the Ministry of  Environment of the Republic of Armenia reported an increase in  temperature from July 28 to August 2 in the Ararat Valley, the  foothills of Vayots Dzor, as well as in the valleys of the Syunik  region and in Yerevan, due to the penetration of tropical warm air  from the south.