  Armenia announces two new coronavirus cases March 14, 2020 - 22:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The number of coronavirus cases in Armenia climbed for the third time on Saturday, March 13, as two more cases were announced by Health Minister Arsen Torosyan. The total number of infections now amounts to 20. The new cases, like around a dozen others before them, had already been isolated due to having been exposed to a person carrying the virus. Also, the first person to have brought the virus to Armenia has tested negative for the virus and will be discharged after retest. As reported earlier, Prime Minister Pashinyan himself and his wife, Anna Hakobyan, tested negative for the novel coronavirus, the PM said. The couple opted to self-quarantine after an aide to the Brazilian president tested positive for the virus. Hakobyan had met the First Lady of Brazil on March 7.   Top stories 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. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18.   Partner news |  Latest news Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan  A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia.U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel.Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |
