Karabakh confirms one more coronavirus infectionApril 17, 2020 - 19:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) reported one more coronavirus infection on Friday, April 17. Health authorities said 11 people were tested on Thursday, and only one of them tested positive. The new case is a healthcare worker who had earlier been exposed to a person carrying the virus. There now seven confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Artsakh, the country has also declared an emergency situation over the outbreak. Armenia, meanwhile, has extended the state of emergency by 30 days until May 14. So far, 1201 people have tested positive for Covid-19, 402 people have recovered, 19 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 | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |