  Armenia Health Ministry wants state of emergency extended by a month April 10, 2020 - 19:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian Health Ministry will propose the government to extend the state of emergency by one month. The country first declared a 30-day state of emergency on March 16, and restricted the movement inside the country by April 12. Health Minister Arsen Torosyan said the decision is very important for stopping the spread of the virus and promised to provide more details soon. Torosyan said the number of new Covid-19 cases has been dropping in the country which is also thanks to restrictions imposed as part of the state of emergency. He added, however, that people should not relax as the virus is now spreading from a bigger number of sources. So far, 937 people have tested for the virus, 149 people have recovered, 12 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 |  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. |
