  Covid-19: Armenia expecting 100,000 reagents from China April 13, 2020 - 18:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 100,000 reagents will be delivered from China to Armenia to strengthen the country’s coronavirus detection capabilities, Deputy Prime Minister, Commandant Tigran Avinyan said at the National Assembly on Monday, April 13. Avinyan said the country has already bought 60,000 test kits from China, and 20,000 more are expected to arrive from Poland. The Deputy Prime Minister also revealed that special equipment could be imported for the automatic production of tests in Armenia. Armenia has extended the state of emergency by 30 days until May 14. So far, 1039 people have tested positive for Covid-19, 211 people have recovered, 14 have died from the coronavirus in the country.   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 Armenian, Iranian foreigh policy chief talk over the phone  The Foreign Minister of Armenia once again expressed condolences to his counterpart on the death of the President of Iran.Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities.Armenian government besieged by protesters Protesters led by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan poured into Yerevan’s Republic Square to try to surround the seat of Armenia’s government.Armenia, Russia agree on repairing railway destroyed in floods Yerevan and Moscow have agreed to repair a flood-stricken railway in northern Armenia. |
