14 recovered Covid-19 patients discharged in ArmeniaMarch 24, 2020 - 22:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Health Minister Arsen Torosyan said on Tuesday, March 24 that as many as 14 people who were diagnosed with the novel coronavirus have recovered and been discharged. Torosyan said two more people will be discharged on Wednesday after a second test comes back negative. According to the Health Minister, a total of 88 people have left quarantine and self-isolation. Also Tuesday, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said Armenia is imposing tougher restrictions on public life, which means people will have to carry passports or identity cards when leaving their homes. The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Armenia has reached 249 as of Tuesday, March 24 evening. The country declared a 30-day state of emergency on March 16 and banned citizens of 16 nations from entering the country. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. 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. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |