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21 March 2020 • 06:07 AMT
Coronavirus: 160 cases reported in Armenia overall

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Armenia has grown by 24 overnight to reach 160in total.

20 March 2020 • 19:37 AMT
Armenia changing Criminal Code to punish quarantine violators

People’s rights are restricted under the state of emergency, but the law does not stipulate legal liability.

20 March 2020 • 19:36 AMT
Armenia reports no coronavirus case in the army

Sahak Ohanyan said the situation is under control, while contractors have been urged to restrict contacts.

20 March 2020 • 16:02 AMT
Coronavirus in the world: Italy now has highest death toll globally

In Italy, the death toll rose to 3,405 — the highest in the world. Italian morgues are now running out of space.

20 March 2020 • 15:22 AMT
Armenia President delivers online lectures amid coronavirus crisis

During the courses, Sarkissian weighed in on sectoral matters, as well as the spread of the novel coronavirus worldwide.

20 March 2020 • 14:07 AMT
France’s Nice to close Promenade des Anglais over coronavirus

Christian Estrosi also told France’s LCI TV that he was considering whether to implement curfew measures in Nice.

20 March 2020 • 12:49 AMT
2020 Cannes film festival postponed over coronavirus restrictions

The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”

20 March 2020 • 12:03 AMT
Armenian citizen infected with coronavirus traveled to Russia

Health authorities said the circle of contacts of the patient in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai has already been identified.

20 March 2020 • 11:18 AMT
Armenia: 80% of coronavirus cases related to two primary carriers

The first case is a woman who arrived from Italy amid the raging pandemic and attended a crowded engagement party.

20 March 2020 • 10:02 AMT
U.S. Senators sold stocks before markets dropped

Richard Burr and Kelly Loeffler denied that they kept the public in the dark about the scale of the threat.

20 March 2020 • 08:32 AMT
Russia confirms coronavirus in person arriving from Armenia

Health authorities said the circle of contacts of the patient in the territory of Krasnodar has already been identified․

20 March 2020 • 07:09 AMT
OSCE Minsk Group urges Karabakh conflict sides against provocations

Igor Popov of Russia, Stéphane Visconti of France, and Andrew Schofer of the United States are the co-chairs of the MG.

20 March 2020 • 06:50 AMT
Wizz Air starting Yerevan-Vienna flights from March 20

Austria is among the 16 countries whose citizens can’t visit Armenia, according to a decision by the Commandant’s Office.

20 March 2020 • 06:18 AMT
Coronavirus: 136 cases reported in Armenia overall

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Armenia has grown by 14 overnight to reach 136 in total.

19 March 2020 • 16:51 AMT
‘Friends” reunion special reportedly delayed at HBO Max

Given the current state of the global coronavirus pandemic, production has been delayed until at least May.

19 March 2020 • 15:00 AMT
Žižek: Why people are panic buying toilet paper

People around the world have been panic-buying toilet paper amid the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus.

19 March 2020 • 14:01 AMT
Adjarabet donates AMD 50 million to help fight COVID-19 in Armenia

In particular, the company said it has provided funds from the budget intended for its future campaigns.

19 March 2020 • 12:54 AMT
Syrian army reinforcements pour into Idlib

Reinforcements from the neighboring Hama, Latakia, and Aleppo governorates reportedly poured into Idlib.

19 March 2020 • 10:36 AMT
Armenia: Nurse treating coronavirus patients tests positive

A nurse working at a hospital where coronavirus cases are receiving treatment has tested positive for the virus.

19 March 2020 • 09:59 AMT
122 coronavirus cases registered in Armenia so far

Most cases have been registered in a town and among the employees of a production plant in Yerevan.

19 March 2020 • 09:44 AMT
Ryanair to ground most or all flights from March 24

Irish budget carrier Ryanair has announced it’s grounding the majority or all of its flights beginning from March 24.

19 March 2020 • 08:30 AMT
Armenia will offer interest-free loans within coronavirus aid package

A portion of the package will be used for business loans, with the government and banks sharing the financing.

19 March 2020 • 07:35 AMT
Hayastan Fund urges donations to help ease coronavirus crisis

The fund is currently consolidating support from Armenians around the world in the form of donations to the cause.

19 March 2020 • 07:06 AMT
George R.R. Martin writing next “Game Of Thrones” book “every day”

George R.R. Martin says that he feels more and more as if we are “now living in a science fiction novel.”

19 March 2020 • 06:44 AMT
China reports no new coronavirus cases after two-month ordeal

The Health Commission reported 34 new cases, all of them patients who brought the disease from other countries.

19 March 2020 • 05:50 AMT
Armenia: Number of coronavirus cases climbs to 115

Most cases have been registered in a town and among the employees of a production plant in Yerevan.

18 March 2020 • 18:20 AMT
Armenia records 110 coronavirus cases overall

Most cases have been registered in a town and among the employees of a production plant in Yerevan.

18 March 2020 • 16:14 AMT
Armenia announces $305 million coronavirus economic aid package

The government is planning to subsidize agricultural loans to reduce the interest rates to 0%, Nikol Pashinyan said.

18 March 2020 • 15:32 AMT
Arsenal in transfer talks to sell Mkhitaryan to Roma for €22m

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta is keen to offload the midfielder as he plots a summer overhaul of players.

18 March 2020 • 15:16 AMT
Armenia lifting movement restrictions on coronavirus-hit town

Almost half of the cases registered in the country so far were recorded in the town, located about 18 km west of Yerevan.