Armenia: Coronavirus prompts new mortuaryAugust 17, 2020 - 15:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia has opened a special mortuary for the autopsy of corpses from the coronavirus, the Health Ministry revealed on Monday, August 17. The morgue has two sections – one for people who have died from particularly dangerous infections, and the other for ordinary deaths. The two halls have separate entrances, separate ventilation systems, while the one for bodies carrying dangerous infections is equipped with a high-pressure air-conditioning and ventilation system, a special infection table and HEPA filters. Body identification will be performed via cameras. The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Armenia grew by 38 to reach 41,701 on Monday. So far, 34,655 people have recovered, 824 have died from the coronavirus in the country, while 244 others carrying the virus have died from other causes. 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 | Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops. Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills Armenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi Arabia Pashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |