Armenia lifting movement restrictions on coronavirus-hit townMarch 18, 2020 - 19:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia is lifting restrictions on movement in and out of the town of Vagharshapat (commonly known as Etchmiadzin), which was seriously hit by the novel coronavirus, Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan said. Almost half of the cases registered in the country so far were recorded in Vagharshapat, located about 18 km west of the capital Yerevan. For several days, 24 out of the 27 roads connecting the town to the outside world were shut down, while medical workers checked the temperature of commuters leaving or entering the town. As of Wednesday, March 18 evening, there are 102 confirmed cases of the virus in the country, while the first person to have contracted the diseases has recovered. Armenia declared a 30-day state of emergency on Monday and banned citizens of 16 nations from entering 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. |