Coronavirus: Delta variant spreads to Armenia tooJuly 26, 2021 - 14:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Health Minister Anahit Avanesyan said on Monday, July 26 that the super-contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus has now reached Armenia. Avanesyan told reporters that health authorities have yet to sequence a single sample, but argued that the new strain has spread to the country as well, citing Armenia's open borders with both Georgia and Russia, where the variant is now thriving, Aysor.am reports. According to her, there is a threat of a new wave of Covid infections in the first half of fall. She said the Ministry is doing everything to have 40-50% of the population vaccinated against the virus. As of July 25, a total of 152,529 doses of the coronavirus vaccine have been administered in Armenia, the Ministry said earlier on Monday. Foreigners currently residing in Armenia and tourists too can receive the jabs free of charge. Beginning from July 15, however, travelers will need to spend at least 10 days in the country to become eligible for the shots. 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 | 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. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |