Armenia: Three healthcare workers diagnosed with Covid-19March 26, 2020 - 13:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - There are three healthcare workers confirmed to have contracted the novel coronavirus in Armenia, Health Minister Arsen Torosyan told a press conference. A nurse working at an Armenian hospital where most coronavirus cases are receiving inpatient treatment tested positive for the virus earlier in March. Torosyan said on Thursday, March 25 that a doctor and an ambulance driver have also been diagnosed with the disease. The Health Minister said such cases are inevitable, the important thing being their prompt identification. The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the country reached 290 on Thursday morning. A total of 18 patients have recovered from the disease so far. 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. |