Armenia set to restrict people's movement to curb coronavirus spreadMarch 24, 2020 - 16:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia is going to impose restrictions on movement inside the country for seven days in order to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus, Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan said on Tuesday, March 23. Avinyan, who is also serving as the country’s Commandant throughout the one-month state of emergency, said they are going to try to maintain self-isolation measures as much as possible. The Commandant’s Office, he said, will introduce new mechanisms to restrict the movement of citizens across Armenia as much as possible, and will also urge pepople to remain self-isolated. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Monday that more strict measures will be taken, revealing that restaurants and cafes will be shut down across the country, certain construction sites, textile and light industry plants will be closed for a week beginning from Tuesday. The country had earlier closed shopping malls, bars, night clubs, dance clubs and movie theaters, as well as betting offices and casinos. The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Armenia has reached 235 as of Tuesday, March 23. 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. |