  Armenia could make face masks mandatory in outdoor spaces October 28, 2021 - 12:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said Armenia could make wearing masks in open areas mandatory again. Pashinyan told a Cabinet meeting on Thursday, October 28, that the situation with the spread of the coronavirus is serious, though the country should not impose a strict lockdown. "We are now discussing the possibility of making face masks in open spaces mandatory. I do not rule out that such a decision could be made," the PM said. He noted that all the adults of his family have been vaccinated. The number of confirmed coronavirus infections in Armenia grew by 2307 to reach 302,450 on October 28. So far, 264,678 people have recovered, 6189 have died from the coronavirus in the country, while 1280 others carrying the virus have died from other causes.   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 Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
