  Armenia improves forecast for Covid-19 morbidity rate April 18, 2020 - 13:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia has improved its forecast for the rate of coronavirus morbidity in the country. Health Minister Arsen Torosyan said on Saturday, April 18 that the number of coronavirus cases in Armenia will reach 2500 by May 4 should the current dynamics remain unchanged. Torosyan had predicted earlier that as many as 3600 people would have contracted the virus by late April. Th Health Minister said Saturday that the country has reached a 17-day doubling cycle, which means if the current rate is maintained, 2500 cases will be reported by May 4, and 5000 by May 21. Armenia has extended the state of emergency by 30 days until May 14. So far, 1248 people have tested positive for Covid-19, 523 people have recovered, 20 have died in the country.   Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
