On her Facebook page, Armenian Minister of Health Anahit Avanesyan has urged citizens to get vaccinated, saying that out of 64 sequenced samples, 51 were Delta variant, and nine others the British variant.

A 3.3 magnitude earthquake hit northern Armenia today at 13:41 local time. The epicenter of the quake was 14 km north-east of Bavra village close to the Armenian-Georgian border. The quake was also felt in Saragyugh village of Shirak region with a magnitude of 3.

A dozen Belarusian officers in riot gear illegally crossed into Lithuanian territory on Tuesday while pushing a group of 35 Iraqi migrants over the border, Lithuania’s border guard service said, Reuters reported. Lithuania, a member of the European Union, accuses Belarus of deliberately flying in Iraqi migrants to Minsk and then ferrying them over the …

“The soldiers of the Defense Army were removed from the borders of Yeghtsahogh village, and then Russian troops came, stayed for an hour, put their flag in the positions,” Yeghtsahogh village mayor Artak Hakobyan told Factor.am. Yeghtsahogh, Hin Shen and Mets Shen are among the villages in the Shushi region that remained under Armenian control …

The Ministry of Health has acquired a new batch of vaccine against COVID-19, A Minister of Health Anahit Avanesyan said. The 200,000 dose of the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine is intended for 100,000 people. The vaccine is available to all citizens over the age of 18 without restrictions.

Yerevan Ma Mayor Hayk Marutyan has issued an order cancelling the Erebuni-Yerevan festivities, usually held in October, the municipality press service said. The funds will be redirected to the support of “100 houses in Artsakh” program, as well as to the development programs of Yerevan cultural institutions. In particular, funds will be allocated for the …

Some 7,219 COVID -19 tests were performed yesterday, revealing 504 new cases; three people died As of August 18 Total number of tests performed in Armenia- 1,453,950 Confirmed positive cases – 235,675 Deaths – 4,716 Recovered – 223,227

Azeri troops opened fire from different caliber firearms at the Armenian border positions in Gegharkunik province at 2:45 pm today, particularly targeting the Sotk region, the Ministry of Defense said in a statement today. One Armenian soldier received a gunshot wound; his life is not in danger. As of 4:30 p.m., the shooting continued. After …

Some 6,208 new cases of coronavirus infection were confirmed in Georgia within the last day (12.97% of the number of tests), 42 patients died, 3,539 people recovered, StopCov.ge website reported. The total number of infected is 490,462; 429,190 people have recovered, 6,483 have died, 41 Georgian citizens were taken abroad for treatment. During the last …

During his visit to the occupied Karvachar and Kashatagh regions of Artsakh, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said Baku is carrying out intensive work on strengthening the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. “Currently, the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan and the border troops are establishing the necessary border infrastructure and military units along the entire length of the border, …