Armenia to test healthcare workers, pneumonia patients for Covid-19April 9, 2020 - 12:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - All the healthcare workers, as well as patients with viral diseases and pneumonia will be tested for the novel coronavirus, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told a Cabinet meeting on Thursday, April 9. The process will start from Friday, Pashinyan said, reminding that the number of confirmed cases in the country now stands at 921. 4902 people have tested negative for the virus since the beginning of the outbreak in the country, according to the National Center For Disease Control and Prevention. Armenia declared a 30-day state of emergency on March 16, and restricted the movement inside the country by April 12 So far, 138 people have recovered, 10 have died from the coronavirus in 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. |