Armenia to test healthcare workers, pneumonia patients for Covid-19April 9, 2020 - 12:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - All the healthcare workers, as well as patients with viral diseases and pneumonia will be tested for the novel coronavirus, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told a Cabinet meeting on Thursday, April 9. The process will start from Friday, Pashinyan said, reminding that the number of confirmed cases in the country now stands at 921. 4902 people have tested negative for the virus since the beginning of the outbreak in the country, according to the National Center For Disease Control and Prevention. Armenia declared a 30-day state of emergency on March 16, and restricted the movement inside the country by April 12 So far, 138 people have recovered, 10 have died from the coronavirus in the country. 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 | 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. |