  Official: 10281 doses of Covid vaccine administered in Armenia May 8, 2021 - 11:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A total of 10281 doses of the coronavirus vaccine have been administered in Armenia since the beginning of the vaccination program in the country in mid-April, Deputy Minister of Health Gevorg Simonyan said on Facebook on Friday, May 7. In particular, 6578 doses of AstraZeneca and 3703 doses of Sputnik-V have been administered as of May 7, Simonyan said. Armenia is expecting additional 1 million Sputnik-V doses from Russia, and will start inoculating people with Chinese jabs as well, having received 100,000 doses of SinoVac shots earlier.   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 U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border  The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel.Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says.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.” |
