Hero of Artsakh, Major-General Arkadi Ter-Tadevosyan (Komandos) has died on March 31 at the age of 81. The information was confirmed by the spokesperson of “Erebuni” medical center Shushan Hunanyan in a conversation with Factor.am. Arkadi Ter-Tadevosyan was born on May 22, 1939, in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. He graduated from the Baku Military …

Armenia’s Minister of High Technological Industry Hakob Arshakyan has announced his resignation in a statement on social media. “Today is my last working day as Minister of High Technological Industry. As a citizen of Armenia, I consider unacceptable the use of force by an official against any citizen, we ought to move on the path …

The Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan reported that on March 30, NCO Heydar Rovshan oglu Ali drowned in the lake in Martuni. The incident took place off service time. An investigation is underway. According to the information spread on the Azerbaijani domain of the Internet, Ali was a commander of an intelligence battalion and had …

On March 30, 77 COVID tests were performed, as a result of which 7 cases of COVID have been confirmed in Artsakh. Infected people have been in contact with previously established outbreaks, Artsakh’s Ministry of Health reports. Currently, 20 people are receiving inpatient treatment for coronavirus, and those with light forms are receiving outpatient treatment …

As of 11:00 am on March 31, 1.148 new cases of COVID have been confirmed in Armenia, 459 citizens recovered and18 died. 6.354 tests were performed in one day. Thus, the total number of the tests reached 853.829, the  National Center for Disease Control and Prevention of the RA Ministry of Health reports. A total …

Markets that sold animals — some dead, some alive — in December 2019 have emerged as a probable source of the coronavirus pandemic in a major investigation organized by the World Health Organization (WHO). That investigation winnowed out alternative hypotheses on when and where the pandemic arose, concluding that the virus probably didn’t spread widely …

RA Ministry of Health urges to avoid abusing antibiotics. “Antibiotic resistance is a major concern around the world. Commonly used antibiotics may be ineffective in treating the simplest of diseases. This problem is exacerbated especially during COVID-19,” the statement of MOH claims.    

Tanzanian police said Tuesday that 45 people were killed in a stampede last week at a public viewing of the body of late President John Magufuli. The fatalities were much higher than the five originally reported. The March 21 stampede was triggered when a wall collapsed after some people climbed it to view Magufuli’s body …

Artsakh’s Defense Army has published the names of 78 servicemen killed in action during the Azerbaijani-Turkish aggression in fall 2020. Reserve Avetisyan Andranik Samvel, born in 1997 Volunteer Manvelyan Arthur Igor, born in 1980 Avanesyan Arsen Valerik, born in 1993 Kharajyan Harutyun Yervand, born in 1975 Reserve Melkumyan Gorg Grisha, born in 1995 Asatryan Nver …

Armen Muradyan, the rector of Yerevan State Medical University informs that the cases of COVID-19 are almost equal in men and women. “49% for women and 51% for men, but the mortality rate is significantly higher among men – 59%, compared to 41% of women”, wrote Muradyan on his Facebook page.