Armenia reports four new coronavirus casesMarch 22, 2020 - 22:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Armenia has grown by 4 to reach 194 as of Sunday, March 22 evening, according to Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Pashinyan said nine patients are in the age group of 60 to 65, three others are septuagenarians, and no person diagnosed with the disease is aged above 80. He reminded that 14 out of Armenia’s 190 coronavirus patients have pneumonia, and 6 of them need intensive treatment. “Not a single country can declare that they were ready for the coronavirus and know how to treat it,” Pashinyan said on Facebook. “Our biggest task is not only to prevent the spread of the virus, but also to ensure that we don’t have deaths or have a minimum number of deaths.” He reminded that the coronavirus is especially dangerous for people over the age of 75 and added that the senior citizens of the country should by no means visit postal offices for their pensions. The country declared a 30-day state of emergency on March 16 and banned citizens of 16 nations from entering the country. So far, two patients have recovered from the coronavirus in Armenia. 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. |