Armenia coronavirus tally climbs to 23March 15, 2020 - 14:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Three new coronavirus cases were announced in Armenia on Sunday, March 15, raising the total number of infections to 23. Health Minister Arsen Torosyan said in a Facebook post that 52 people were tested overall, with 49 testing negative. All the new cases, like most others before them, had already been isolated due to having been exposed to a person carrying the virus. The 21 patients are in satisfactory conditions, and while the remaining two have also been diagnosed with pneumonia, their lives are out of danger too. As reported earlier, one of the coronavirus cases announced in Armenia on Saturday is a school-aged child. The child has been hospitalized, while teachers and children having been exposed to the child are being isolated. 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 | 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. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. 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. |