  Armenia retailers could impose dedicated hours for elderly shoppers March 23, 2020 - 10:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Supermarkets across Armenia could start offering dedicated shopping hours for elderly customers during the coronavirus pandemic. Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan said in an interview with the Public TV on Sunday, March 22 that the government is going to make such a proposal to retailers. Avinyan reminded that seniors are among the at-risk groups for infection with the disease. The elderly could get the morning hours – probably between 10am and midday – for themselves, Avinyan said, while the remaining part of the population would be encouraged to shop in later hours. The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Armenia has reached 194 as of Sunday, March 22 evening. 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 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 Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday  Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1.Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament.Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”.International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. |
