  Armenia: Top health official predicts spike in Covid-19 cases September 17, 2020 - 16:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The coronavirus has now a reproduction number of 1.02 in Armenia, Deputy Health Minister Lena Nanushyan said Thursday, September 17, noting that such a rate predicts the rapid spread of the virus. The reproduction rate is a key measure of how fast the virus is growing. It's the average number of people who become infected by an infectious person. The Deputy Health Minister said the rate was below 1 up until several days ago, evidenced by the declining number of new infections. Nanushyan urged Armenians to continue following safety rules, or else she said a steep rise in new cases will be reported in the country. The number of confirmed coronavirus infections in Armenia grew by 295 to reach 46,671 on Thursday. So far, 42,231 people have recovered, 925 have died from the coronavirus in the country, while 283 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 |  Latest news 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.CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.”Ex-President: Only removal of “defeatist” rulers can save Armenia Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. |
