Health Minister: 10 French doctors expected in ArmeniaJune 12, 2020 - 16:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Health Minister Arsen Torosyan has said that 10 doctors are expected to arrive in Armenia from France, Aysor.am reports. Torosyan told reporters on Friday, June 12 that Lithuania’s government too has expressed readiness to send a medical team to help Armenia in the fight against the coronavirus outbreak. “Around 50 doctors from Russia will be visiting and working here for several weeks,” the Health Minister said. “We are also negotiating with the European office of the World Health Organization to arrange a visit by a special team for medical emergencies. Polish and Israeli teams, for instance, have a lot of experience, they are helping several countries now.” It was reported earlier that Georgia is ready to send healthcare professionals to Armenia. The government on Friday extended the state of emergency for a third time until July 13. The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Armenia reached 15,281 on Friday, according to information provided by the Health Ministry. So far, 5,639 people have recovered, 258 have died from the coronavirus in the country, while 86 others carrying the virus have died from other causes. 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. |