Armenia approves cell phone tracking to stop coronavirus spreadMarch 31, 2020 - 23:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The National Assembly on Tuesday, March 31 evening approved a government bill to track mobile location data for monitoring whether coronavirus response measures are being adhered to. The parliament voted down the measure hours earlier but voted in favor this time around. By using location data from cell phones, the government hopes to better track and respond to the Covid-19 epidemic across the country. Operators will thus have to hand over phone location and usage data, including confidential medical information, to the authorities. Several countries, like Israel, have already started enlisting location data from mobile phone networks. The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the country reached 532 on Tuesday, March 31. A total of 31 patients have recovered from the disease so far, while three have died. 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 | Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia. Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements. Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of Armenia Henrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |