  Armenia coronavirus tally climbs to 23 March 15, 2020 - 14:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Three new coronavirus cases were announced in Armenia on Sunday, March 15, raising the total number of infections to 23. Health Minister Arsen Torosyan said in a Facebook post that 52 people were tested overall, with 49 testing negative. All the new cases, like most others before them, had already been isolated due to having been exposed to a person carrying the virus. The 21 patients are in satisfactory conditions, and while the remaining two have also been diagnosed with pneumonia, their lives are out of danger too. As reported earlier, one of the coronavirus cases announced in Armenia on Saturday is a school-aged child. The child has been hospitalized, while teachers and children having been exposed to the child are being isolated.   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 Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |
