Armenia predicts 3600 Covid-19 cases by late AprilApril 9, 2020 - 21:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Health Minister Arsen Torosyan said on Thursday, April 9 that the number of coronavirus cases in Armenia will reach 3600 by the end of the month should the current dynamics remain unchanged. Torosyan said the country is reaching a 10-day doubling cycle, which means if the current rate is maintained, 1800 cases will be reported by April 19, and 3600 by April 2. “The good thing is that the growth rate for the past five days is slower than that of the past 10 days,” the Health Minister said on Facebook. “The bad thing is that this small and relative "achievement" can vanish if we "relax" and return to our daily lives without following the rules that prevent the spread of the disease.” Armenia declared a 30-day state of emergency on March 16, and restricted the movement inside the country by April 12 So far, 921 people have tested for the virus, 138 people have recovered, 10 have died 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 | Armenia to participate in key EU meeting for the first time ever National Assembly speaker Alen Simonyan has said that Armenia will for the first time participate in the Conference. U.S. reacts to Russia’s criticism of upcoming Armenia-EU-U.S. meeting Matthew Miller has weighed in on Russia’s criticism of an upcoming Armenia-EU-U.S. meeting. Lavrov sees ‘collapse’ of Russia’s ties with Armenia Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has underscored heightened tensions between Russia and Armenia. Russia clarifying reports on Baku’s alleged arms supply to Ukraine Russia says is carefully working to verify reports about alleged arms supplies from Azerbaijan to Ukraine |