Armenia Health Ministry wants state of emergency extended by a monthApril 10, 2020 - 19:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian Health Ministry will propose the government to extend the state of emergency by one month. The country first declared a 30-day state of emergency on March 16, and restricted the movement inside the country by April 12. Health Minister Arsen Torosyan said the decision is very important for stopping the spread of the virus and promised to provide more details soon. Torosyan said the number of new Covid-19 cases has been dropping in the country which is also thanks to restrictions imposed as part of the state of emergency. He added, however, that people should not relax as the virus is now spreading from a bigger number of sources. So far, 937 people have tested for the virus, 149 people have recovered, 12 have died 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 | 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. |