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Travel Restrictions Remain as Armenia Maintains Caution with COVID-19

July 29, 2020 Raffi Elliott 0

YEREVAN—Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has cautioned Armenians to remain vigilant and adhere to social distancing rules as the country posts a steady decline in new COVID-19 cases. “Of course the epidemiological situation’s improvement is still […]

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European Union redoubles post-COVID-19 recovery assistance to Armenia

July 8, 2020 Raffi Elliott 0

YEREVAN—Armenia, which has been hard hit by the pandemic, recently received a large batch of COVID-19 tests, procured by the World Health Organization (WHO) with the financial support of the European Union (EU). The July […]

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New recoveries surpass new case rates in Armenia for first time since April

May 20, 2020 Raffi Elliott 1

YEREVAN—The Armenian Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday that it had registered 230 new cases of COVID-19 during the previous 24-hour period. At the same time, 255 recovered patients have been discharged from hospital.  This […]

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Armenia enters “new phase” of COVID-19 pandemic response as businesses reopen

May 4, 2020 Raffi Elliott 1

YEREVAN—Most businesses across Armenia have been allowed to reopen on Monday as the country relaxes COVID-19 related lockdown measures even further. According to Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan, who heads the anti-pandemic task force, large […]

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Armenia gears economy towards “coexistence” with virus as infection rates remain stable

April 22, 2020 Raffi Elliott 0

YEREVAN—Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has announced that his government is preparing the implementation of an action plan to safely and gradually ease lockdown restrictions and restart the country’s economy in light of recent successes […]

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Pashinyan announces strict lockdown measures as COVID-19 cases increase

March 24, 2020 Raffi Elliott 5

YEREVAN—Addressing the nation on Tuesday evening, a resolute Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced new enforcement measures of last week’s State of Emergency in response to newly reported coronavirus cases in Yerevan as well as several […]

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Officials, locals remain cautious, as no new coronavirus cases reported in Armenia

March 4, 2020 Raffi Elliott 1

YEREVAN—Streets in central Yerevan were conspicuously empty on Monday morning following Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s public confirmation of Armenia’s first coronavirus case. The patient, a 29-year old Armenian citizen, had been evacuated from Iran on […]

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Health Minister: Smoking Ban and Universal Coverage Coming Soon

June 12, 2019 Raffi Elliott 5

YEREVAN—In an interview with the Armenian Weekly, Armenian Health Minister Arsen Torosyan discussed his Ministry’s priorities in the Pashinyan government’s first term. While praising his predecessor’s successes in reforming primary care, maternity and child care […]

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Armenia Considers New Anti-Smoking Legislation…Again

February 11, 2019 Raffi Elliott 9

YEREVAN—The Armenian Ministry of Health is considering a new law which would prohibit smoking in public spaces. The bill would ban the use of tobacco products in cafés, restaurants, bars and municipal and government buildings. […]

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