Armenia reports fifth and sixth cases of coronavirusMarch 12, 2020 - 21:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia reported the fifth and sixth cases of the novel coronavirus on Thursday, March 12. The two people were isolated earlier when a person who tested positive for the virus confirmed to have been in close contact with them, Health Minister Arsen Torosyan said in a Facebook post. Besides the six patients hospitalized in Nork Republican Infectious Clinical Hospital, more than 80 people have so far been quarantined in Armenia and placed in a five-star hotel in the ski resort town of Tsaghkadzor. Also Thursday, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan cut short his holiday, while the Ministry of Education decided to shut down all the educational institutions across the country. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |