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Record-High 12 Coronavirus Deaths in One Day
The total number of active COVID-19 cases is 4377, a total of 53678 tests have been conducted in Armenia with a population under 3mln. Read More »
COVID-19 Cases Spike in Armenia, Health Care Capacities Close to Exhaustion
Minister of Health, Arsen Torosyan had earlier stated that of the 186 intensive care beds planned for COVID treatments, 154 beds are already occupied and there are only 32 vacant IC beds left.Read More »
New Cases of Covid-19 – 218 in Armenia, 1 in Georgia and 113 in Azerbaijan
In the meantime, on May 18, Georgia recorded only 1 new case, with a total number of 702 infections with COVID-19. Only 12 persons have died in Georgia, with 3787 persons in isolation.Read More »
State of Exception Extended in Armenia
No matter how much our strategy is focused on not returning to restrictions, we may have to come back to this decision when we exhaust our capacities...Read More »
Child Protection Contradicts Armenian Values Claim Prosperous Armenia Party, Apostolic Church and “Kamq” ultraconservatives
"Children just separated from milk and fairy tales" should not learn to protect themselves from sexual abuse, because this is contradicting "our national mentality.․․Read More »
Living With the Virus: Lockdown Relaxed in Armenia
We have a capacity to handle 3000-4000 cases daily, of which 1500 cases in hospitals. We keep 850 of the patients in hospitals, and isolate 350 asymptomatic patients in hotels.․․Read More »
Prisons Critically Lack Psychological Resources to Work with Self-Mutilating Prisoners: Report
On average, each psychologist is supposed to work with 150 prisoners which is impossible practically and also unethical professionally. Documentation also takes much of...Read More »
Armenia Summons Citizens Stranded Due to COVID-19
In the meanwhile, many citizens, especially labor migrants who lost shelter and jobs, are placed at temporary accommodations covered by the Embassy and rich Armenians...Read More »
Worker Protest During State of Emergency Orchestrated by Employer
During the forced leave, Darbinyan did not pay the workers (although he is obliged to pay at least 2/3 of their wages according to the Labor Code), instead he fired part of the labor force with a promise to hire...Read More »
Lockdown Eased, but “No Reason to Relax” Says Health Minister
Checkpoints between regional administrative units are lifted, as part of the new decision, while ad hoc restrictions may be applied to settlements with a high risk of virus spread.․․Read More »