83 suspected cases of the novel coronavirus have all tested negative in Armenia since January 24, National Center for Disease Control and Prevention Director Artavazd Vanyan told a news conference.
Amid the coronavirus outbreak the Embassy of Armenia in Italy is advising Armenian nationals currently in Italy to avoid crowded locations in the areas which are currently under quarantine.
President of Artsakh Bako Sahakyan has appointed Major General Jalal Harutyunyan to serve as the country’s new Minister of Defense and Commander of the Defense Army.
Afghanistan is reporting its first confirmed case of the novel coronavirus, 1TV reported.
Three people have been infected by the new coronavirus in Kuwait, Kuna news agency reported citing the country’s healthcare ministry.
The Government of Armenia is closing the land border with Iran and imposing partial restrictions on air traffic with the Islamic Republic amid the novel coronavirus outbreak.
An Armenian serviceman has been wounded on February 23 as the Azerbaijani military opened cross-border gunfire at combat positions of the Armenian Armed Forces, Ministry of Defense spokesperson Artsrun Hovhannisyan said.
Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Slovakia Miroslav Lajčák visited today the Armenian Genocide Memorial on the sidelines of his official visit to pay tribute to the memory of the innocent victims.
The Armenian Embassy in Iran is temporarily suspending its consular section’s work (citizens’ registration and reception) starting February 23, the embassy said in a statement amid the novel coronavirus (covid-2019) outbreak in Iran.