  Armenia to exclude unvaccinated, untested from restaurants November 29, 2021 - 16:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia will tighten the screws on unvaccinated and untested people by denying them access to indoor dining and cultural venues in an effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus, Health Minister Anahit Avanesyan said on Monday, November 29. Avanesyan told a press conference that beginning from January 1, 2022, people will have to present proof of vaccination or a negative PCR test result in order to access said places, Aysor.am reports. "Yes, those restricting measures might cause some inconvenience but given public health issues we believe it's necessary to take such steps," the Minister of Health said.. According to her, people who can't get jabbed for health reasons will not be affected by the new restrictions, for them a negative test will suffice. Avanesyan also said Armenia is planning to restrict travel from South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Madagascar and Tanzania, where omicron – the new coronavirus variant – is most wide-spread.   Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Pashinyan’s spokesperson denies intention to visit Baku for COP29  Pashinyan’s agenda doesn’t include a trip to Baku for the COP29 conference, his press secretary Nazeli Baghdasaryan has said.Russia accuses West of preparing invasion of CSTO countries NATO is preparing an invasion of the CSTO countries, the number of provocations in the air is growing, Sergei Shoigu has said.Lithuania sending €100,000 to help Armenia fight floods consequences Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution.U.S. “deeply troubled” by Azerbaijan's arrest of civil society members The United States is deeply troubled by the continued arrest of members of Azerbaijani civil society, Matthew Miller has said. |
