  Armenia: Confirmed coronavirus cases now at 30 March 16, 2020 - 09:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia has reported a total of 30 infections with the novel coronavirus as of Monday, March 16 morning. Health Minister Arsen Torosyan said both cases have been in contact with previously infected people. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said, meanwhile, that the government has started discussions on declaring a state of emergency in the country. He said that if approved, the state of emergency will not cause much inconvenience to the population. Torosyan had earlier revealed that Armenia’s first confirmed patient has tested negative for the second time and will be discharged shortly.   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 Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan  A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia.U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel.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. |
