The first group of Armenian nationals have been airlifted out of Iran amid the coronavirus outbreak in the Islamic Republic.
12 new flights to Armenia, mainly from Europe, are expected to open in 2020, Chairwoman of the Tourism Committee Susanna Safaryan told reporters today.
Ameriabank CJSC, Armenia’s largest bank, has been named the Best Bank Partner for Equipment Trade in Europe and Central Asia and the Best Issuing Bank in the Caucasus and Central Asia for 2019 by IFC, a member of the World Bank Group. This is the second consecutive time that Ameriabank is receiving the award for Best Issuing Bank in Caucasus and Central Asia.
Pope Francis expressed his closeness to those affected by the novel coronavirus, to doctors who are working to take care for the sick, Vatican News reported.
President of Artsakh Bako Sahakyan visited the Defense Ministry on February 26, the Presidential Office stated.
Armenia has dispatched a healthcare specialist to Tehran to screen and monitor the passengers upon boarding who are bound for Yerevan on the special flight due to airlift 65 people, Minister of Healthcare Arsen Torosyan said.
The results of the student chemists’ tournament were summarized.Joint PR team of Yerevan State University and Mkhitar Heratsi State Medical University was acknowledged the winner of the tournament.
There are no novel coronavirus (COVID-2019) cases in Armenia as of 13:00, February 25, the Ministry of Healthcare said, adding that preventive measures are proceeding to prevent the virus from entering the country.
Surgeons at Yerevan’s Nork Marash Medical Center have successfully completed a 10-hour congenital heart defect surgery on a three-year-old Iraqi girl who was brought to Armenia for the procedure.
The World Health Organization has said the world should do more to prepare for a possible coronavirus pandemic.
