  Covid-19: Armenia expecting 100,000 reagents from China April 13, 2020 - 18:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 100,000 reagents will be delivered from China to Armenia to strengthen the country’s coronavirus detection capabilities, Deputy Prime Minister, Commandant Tigran Avinyan said at the National Assembly on Monday, April 13. Avinyan said the country has already bought 60,000 test kits from China, and 20,000 more are expected to arrive from Poland. The Deputy Prime Minister also revealed that special equipment could be imported for the automatic production of tests in Armenia. Armenia has extended the state of emergency by 30 days until May 14. So far, 1039 people have tested positive for Covid-19, 211 people have recovered, 14 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 Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia  Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28.Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia.Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports.Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |
