Two more people test positive for coronavirus in ArtsakhApril 9, 2020 - 18:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Two more people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh), the Health Ministry said Thursday, April 9. One of the new infections was the daughter-in-law of the first coronavirus carrier and had been isolated after his diagnosis. The second new case was an Armenian citizen who had arrived in Artsakh from “a risky settlement,” the Health Ministry said. There are now three confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Karabakh. Armenia declared a 30-day state of emergency on March 16, and restricted the movement inside the country by April 12 So far, 921 people have tested for the virus, 138 people have recovered, 10 have died in the country. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. 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. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |