Armenia PM cautiously optimistic about coronavirusJuly 29, 2020 - 19:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The coronavirus situation has significantly improved in Armenia and the country has embarked on a path to recovery, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at a briefing on Wednesday, July 29. Pashinyan added, however, that if authorities loosen control, the country could quickly return to the crisis. The Prime Minister said the decline in the number of new coronavirus cases each day is due to the government's anti-epidemic measures. Health Minister Arsen Torosyan said, meanwhile, that Armenia has a "real chance" to decrease the number of infections. He said there are now "a lot of free beds" in the country and revealed that some of the medical facilities will go back to their normal activity. The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Armenia grew by 308 to reach 37,937 on Wednesday morning. So far, 27,824 people have recovered, 723 have died from the coronavirus in the country, while 225 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. |