U.S. confirms death of 6-week-old newborn from coronavirusApril 2, 2020 - 16:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Governor of the U.S. state of Connecticut Ned Lamont has confirmed that a new-born baby has died in the state from Covid-19. "It is with heartbreaking sadness today that we can confirm the first pediatric fatality in Connecticut linked to #Covid19," Lamont said in a tweet. "A 6-week-old newborn from the Hartford area was brought unresponsive to a hospital late last week and could not be revived." Testing confirmed that the newborn was Covid-19 positive, Lamont said, adding that this is perhaps one of the youngest lives lost anywhere due to complications relating to Covid-19. "This is a virus that attacks our most fragile without mercy. This also stresses the importance of staying home and limiting exposure to other people. Your life and the lives of others could literally depend on it. Our prayers are with the family at this difficult time," he said. The number of infections has spiked in the United States and reached 216,722 as of Thursday, April 2. 5137 people have died from the virus since the beginning of the outbreak in the country. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. 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. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |