Armenia reports 181 new coronavirus cases, seven deathsOctober 5, 2020 - 11:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The number of confirmed coronavirus infections in Armenia grew by 181 to reach 52,677 on Monday, October 5 morning, according to information provided by the Health Ministry. Fresh figures also revealed that 38 more people have recovered, while seven patients have died from Covid-19 in the past 24 hours. A total of 1054 tests have been performed in the past day, the National Center For Disease Control and Prevention said. So far, 44,710 people have recovered, 984 have died from the coronavirus in the country, while 302 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 | 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 |