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.
The Embassy of Armenia to the United States urges Armenian citizens to apply for consular registration given the situation and epidemic risks caused by the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Academy Award winning US actor Tom Hanks and his wife, actress Rita Wilson have been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus.
US President Donald Trump has announced a 30-day ban on foreigners coming to the United States from European countries starting Friday amid the spread of the novel coronavirus, reports TASS news agency.
The World Health Organization declared today that the global spread of the new coronavirus is a pandemic, Director-General of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced.
Due to the spread of the novel coronavirus around the world, the Armenian Embassy in Kazakhstyan urges Armenian nationals to be in constant contact with the Embassy.
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei canceled his speech in the city of Mashhad for Persian new year, which is on March 20, to prevent further infections of coronavirus, according to a statement on his official site.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia has updated its travel advisory against Italy to the highest Do Not Travel warning as the country is battling the novel coronavirus outbreak.
The Armenian foreign ministry called on all nationals currently in Italy to immediately return to Armenia.
“Given the Italian authorities’ announced measures for the prevention of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) spread, we call on Armenian nationals to strictly refrain from traveling to Italy, and those who are currently in Italy to immediately cut short their trip and return to Armenia”, the foreign ministry said.
Armenian citizens are urged to contact the embassy.
Earlier the MFA had advised against all but non-essential travel.
Italy has extended its emergency coronavirus measures, which include travel restrictions and a ban on public gatherings, to the entire country.
Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced that he is extending restrictions already in place in the north.
“All the measure of the red zones are now extended to all of the national territory,” Conte said at a press conference on Monday evening as he also announced a ban on all public events, CNN reported.
The Prime Minister said the move was taken in order to protect the population. His announcement came at the end of a chaotic day that saw prison riots across the country. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte ordered people to stay home and seek permission for essential travel.
Ninety-seven people have died of the novel coronavirus since Sunday in Italy, bringing its total number of deaths to 463. The country has 9,172 cases so far.
Poland has confirmed its first coronavirus infection, Poland’s Health Minister Lukasz Szumowski said on March 4, Reuters reported.
