Armenia records two more coronavirus cases, taking country total to 15March 14, 2020 - 13:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Two people isolated after being exposed to a person with the novel coronavirus have tested positive for the disease, the Health Ministry said in a statement on Saturday, March 14. According to the Ministry, 38 people were tested overall, with 36 testing negative. The new cases have been in close contact with a woman who had returned from Italy with the virus. 28 people isolated after the first case was announced will be sent home shortly․ All the patients are in satisfactory condition, but one of them has pneumonia. 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 | 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. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |