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31 March 2020 • 16:10 AMT
Armenia could start producing coronavirus test kits

The government and one of Armenia’s scientific institutes are discussing the matter, Tigran Avinyan said.

31 March 2020 • 15:44 AMT
Global coronavirus cases surpass 800,000

Since the beginning of the outbreak, over 39,000 people have died, while more than 172,000 have recovered.

31 March 2020 • 13:18 AMT
Russia records most new coronavirus cases in a day

Russia confirmed 500 new coronavirus infections, bringing the country’s official number of cases up to 2,337.

31 March 2020 • 12:10 AMT
Coronavirus: Armenia reports one more recovery

Arsen Torosyan said a further 150 people, including 65 passengers who arrived from Italy, have come out of isolation.

31 March 2020 • 11:52 AMT
Armenia extends movement curbs by at least 10 days

The measure comes as Armenia reported 50 new Covid-19 cases, taking the total to 532.

31 March 2020 • 11:36 AMT
Armenia wants Russia to reduce gas price amid coronavirus crisis

Mher Grigoryan has proposed launching a new round of negotiations on reducing the price for natural gas.

31 March 2020 • 10:37 AMT
Update: Commandant’s office annuls town lockdown decision

Turns out the publication of the decision was a technical error in the first place.

31 March 2020 • 10:34 AMT
Armenia parliament votes down mobile location data bill

The Armenia National Assembly on Tuesday, March 31 voted down a proposal to track mobile location data

31 March 2020 • 09:54 AMT
Nassim Taleb says Covid-19 pademic is not a “black swan”

Taleb criticized the $2 trillion economic relief package signed into law in the United States.

31 March 2020 • 09:33 AMT
Armenia’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise above 530

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Armenia grew by 50 to reach 532 on March 31 morning.

31 March 2020 • 08:28 AMT
60,000 coronavirus test kits expected in Armenia soon

Torosyan also revealed some details about the condition of those receiving inpatient treatment for Covid-19.

31 March 2020 • 07:47 AMT
U.S. extends sanction waivers on Iranian nuclear program

Pompeo approved the waiver extensions on March 30 but maintained that the decision restricts Iran’s atomic work.

31 March 2020 • 06:55 AMT
Armenia: Azerbaijan’s unprovoked ceasefire violation has no justification

The Foreign Ministry has condemned Azerbaijan’s attempts to escalate the situation on the border.

31 March 2020 • 06:38 AMT
Italy hopes to reach coronavirus peak soon

Authorities announced a daily death toll of 812 deaths in 24 hours, bringing the total to 11,500 fatalities.

31 March 2020 • 05:49 AMT
Polls open in Artsakh’s presidential, parliamentary elections

The outgoing President, who has been at the helm of the country since 2007, is not seeking a fourth term.

30 March 2020 • 21:58 AMT
Levon Aronian’s wife, Arianne Caoili, dies aged 33

Caoili got into a car accident on March 14 and underwent several surgeries before being taken back to the intensive care unit.

30 March 2020 • 17:50 AMT
Armenia prevents sabotage attempt by Azerbaijan

The Defense Ministry said the Armenian side will take retaliatory measures to stabilize the situation on the border.

30 March 2020 • 16:55 AMT
Armenian school-age child wounded in Azerbaijani shooting

The incident happened in a border village in the province of Tavush, the child was immediately hospitalized.

30 March 2020 • 16:02 AMT
Armenia and region: Coronavirus updates from March 30

In Russia, health officials reported the largest one-day increase to date with 302 new cases․

30 March 2020 • 14:53 AMT
Prince Charles ends self-isolation after seven days

Prince Charles spent seven days in self-isolation in Scotland after testing positive and displaying mild symptoms

30 March 2020 • 14:44 AMT
Media: Mkhitaryan hopes Roma can strike €12m deal with Arsenal

The Armenia international’s contract at the Emirates Stadium expires in the summer of 2021.

30 March 2020 • 14:12 AMT
Olympic Games set for July 23–August 8, 2021

Tokyo organizers say the opening ceremony of the Olymic Games will take place on July 23, 2021.

30 March 2020 • 13:54 AMT
Georgia declares curfew from March 31 to stop coronavirus spread

Georgia will also close the metro system and ban gatherings of more than three people from March 31.

30 March 2020 • 11:52 AMT
Covid-19: WHO explains droplet transmission process

Transmission may also occur through fomites in the immediate environment around the infected person, WHO said.

30 March 2020 • 10:54 AMT
Italian-Armenian doctor dies of coronavirus

He contracted the virus while performing his duties as a doctor in Italy, one of the worst-hit countries in the world.

30 March 2020 • 10:17 AMT
Coronavirus crisis: Armenia to assist pregnant women, newly unemployed

The government is taking steps to ease the social burden, specifically for the socially disadvantaged persons.

30 March 2020 • 09:39 AMT
Macron, Sarkozy, Hollande pay homage to Patrick Devedjian’s memory

President President Macron hailed the former minister as “a free spirit” a committed politician.

30 March 2020 • 08:47 AMT
Pope Francis backs UN chief’s call for global ceasefire

Saying the disease knows no borders, Francis appealed to everyone to “stop every form of bellicose hostility.”

30 March 2020 • 08:20 AMT
Oxford University recruiting volunteers for Covid-19 vaccine trial

The trial will recruit up to 510 healthy adults, aged 18 to 55, to test the vaccine called ChAdOx1 nCoV-19.

30 March 2020 • 08:00 AMT
Armenia confirms 482 coronavirus cases overall

So far, 30 people have recovered, three have died from the coronavirus in the country.