  Armenia to test healthcare workers, pneumonia patients for Covid-19 April 9, 2020 - 12:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - All the healthcare workers, as well as patients with viral diseases and pneumonia will be tested for the novel coronavirus, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told a Cabinet meeting on Thursday, April 9. The process will start from Friday, Pashinyan said, reminding that the number of confirmed cases in the country now stands at 921. 4902 people have tested negative for the virus since the beginning of the outbreak in the country, according to the National Center For Disease Control and Prevention. Armenia declared a 30-day state of emergency on March 16, and restricted the movement inside the country by April 12 So far, 138 people have recovered, 10 have died from the coronavirus in the country.   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 |  Latest news Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |
