As of 11:00 a.m. on May 1, a total of 216,596 cases of COVID has been confirmed, 199.115 of which have recovered and 4.128 died. 12.333 patients are currently under treatment. A total of 988.086 tests has been performed so far. Thus, 4.430 tests were performed yesterday, from which 532 new cases of COVID were …

President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian has sent letters to renowned American-Armenian doctor, producer of The Promise film about the Armenian Genocide, Eric Esrailian, American-Armenian reality TV superstar Kim Kardashian and famous singer Cher (Cherilyn Sarkisian), expressing gratitude for their contribution to the international recognition of the Armenian Genocide, the Presidential Office reports. In the letter …

With the support of the Chinese government, a batch of Chinese vaccine against COVID-19 has been sent on April 30 from Beijing to Yerevan, the Chinese Ambassador to Armenia Fan Yong said in a statement on Facebook. “Hard times reveal true friends who jointly fight against the pandemic,” the statement said. Earlier the Armenian health …

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 …