Karabakh gearing up for spreading Covid-19October 26, 2021 - 11:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) State Minister Artak Beglaryan said on Monday, October 25 that the situation with the coronavirus pandemic is getting worse in the country. With dozens of new cases recorded each day, more than 140 patients are currently hospitalized, 76 of them in critical and serious condition, Beglaryan revealed. According to him, hospitals are running out of beds. "There have been four deaths in recent days, one of whom was a 40-year-old woman with no underlying health conditions but major lung infection," Beglaryan said. The State Minister urged the public to follow safety rules, get vaccinated, refrain from gathering in large groups and stop giving in to unconfirmed reports and information. According to him, should the situation get even worse, Karabakh will have to impose mechanisms making vaccinations "somewhat mandatory." Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner 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. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. 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.” |