  Coronavirus: Armenia temporarily restoring visa regime with Iran March 2, 2020 - 12:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia will temporarily restore the visa regime with Iran within the next five days, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said, as part of preventive measures the country is taking to fight the fast-spreading coronavirus. Pashinyan urged Armenians against traveling to Iran and transporting goods to the Islamic Republic. Armenia reported its first case of coronavirus on Sunday, March 1 morning, in a citizen returning from Iran. The 29-year-old man went to see a doctor because he was not feeling well, just days after arriving in the country on February 28. 32 people who had been in close contact with the man are currently kept in quarantine at a five-star hotel in the town of Tsaghkadzor. Iran reported 11 more deaths from the virus on Sunday, March 1, bringing its death toll to 54 – the highest outside China.   Top stories 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. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18.   Partner news |  Latest news Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24  U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says.CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.”Ex-President: Only removal of “defeatist” rulers can save Armenia Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. |
