Yerevan’s Nork Infectious Diseases hospital has been re-organized and designated as a hospital for receiving only novel coronavirus cases – both suspected and confirmed, the healthcare ministry announced in a statement.
Azerbaijani troops opened heavy machine gun fire across the Armenia border (Ijevan area) in the direction of Armenian combat positions around 12:00-12:30, March 13, Defense Ministry spokesperson Shushan Stepanyan told ARMENPRESS.
Two quarantined people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases in Armenia to 8, Healthcare Minister Arsen Torosyan said on social media.
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be in isolation for two weeks after his wife, Sophie, tested positive for coronavirus on March 12, reports Reuters.
Number of people infected with the novel coronavirus in the United States has reached 1645, with the death toll reaching 41, CNN reported citing the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.