A 77-year old man jumped to his death from the window of his hospital room where he was being treated for COVID-19 since April 17, according to the health ministry. This is the second incident in a month when a COVID-19 patient is jumping to his death in Yerevan. The man was in the hospital room together …

President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian sent a letter of gratitude to Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, the Presidential Office reports. The letter reads: “US President Joe Biden joined the US Congress and recognized the Armenian Genocide, emphasizing that “what has taken place should never happen again”. We are sincerely grateful …

As of 11:00 am on April 30, a total of 216.064 cases of COVID has been confirmed, of which 198.135 have recovered and 4.108 been fatal. 12.803 patients are currently under treatment. A total of 983.656 tests has been performed so far. Thus, 4.596 tests were performed yesterday, from which 536 new cases were confirmed. …

President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian has sent a letter to President of the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) Peter Maurer, expecting the Committee’s support for the quick return of Armenian prisoners of war and civilians from Azerbaijan, the Presidential Office reports. In his letter the Armenian President said several hundreds of Armenian servicemen and …

Russia has delivered 15 thousand doses of Sputnik V vaccine to Artsakh, President of Artsakh Arayik Harutyunyan wrote on his Facebook page. ”I express my deepest gratitude to the Russian-Armenian Lazarev club and personally the coordinator of the Council of the Club Konstantin Zatulin, due to the efforts of whom thousands of citizens of Artsakh …

The Republican Party of Armenia will participate in the upcoming parliamentary elections, Vice President of the Party Armen Ashotyan announced after the session of the Supreme Body of the Party. ‘’Based on the discussions on possible formats of participation, a decision was made to form a coalition with the “Hayrenik” Party’’, Ashotyan said. The “Hayrebik” …

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will visit Armenia and then Azerbaijan in May, his spokesperson Maria Zakharova said at a press briefing. Lavrov will be in Yerevan May 5-6, and in Baku May 10-11, she said. “According to the existing agreements, the Russian Foreign Minister will pay a working visit to Yerevan on May 5-6 …

3 new cases of COVID have been confirmed in the Republic of Artsakh in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 2,664. 70 coronavirus tests have been carried out on April 28, the Ministry of health of Artsakh informs. A death case from coronavirus, the first in the past 6 …

As of 11:00 on April 29, a total of 215.528 cases of COVID has been confirmed, 197.171 of which have recovered and 4.087 died. 13.257 patients are currently under treatment. A total of 979.060 tests has been performed so far. Thus, 4.284 tests were performed yesterday, of which 656 new cases of COVID were confirmed. …

US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken had a telephone conversation with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on April 28, Blinken’s Spokesperson Ned Price said. The US Secretary of State and the Azerbaijani President discussed a range of issues. “The Secretary underscored the importance of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. The Secretary noted the …