Yervant1 Posted March 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2020 Public Radio of ArmeniaMarch 22 2020 Confirmed coronavirus cases in Armenia reach 194, Prime Minister says Four more cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Armenia, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said.The total number of cases has thus reached 194, two patients have recovered and been discharged from hospital.More than 70 percent of the cases are related to the two primary sources in Etchmiadzin and a production facility in Yerevan.The Prime Minister said 78 percent of the patients show no symptoms and have now fever.Fourteen have pneumonia, and only six are in intensive care department.https://en.armradio.am/2020/03/22/confirmed-coronavirus-cases-in-armenia-reach-194-prime-minister-says/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted March 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2020 Voice of AmericaMarch 26 2020 Armenia Reports First Death Related to CoronavirusBy ReutersMarch 26, 2020 11:24 AM This illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in January 2020 shows the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV). This virus was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China. …YEREVAN, ARMENIA - A 72-year-old woman diagnosed with the coronavirus died in Armenia on Thursday, the Health Ministry's spokeswoman said, reporting the country's first death related to the virus.Armenia, a country of around 3 million people, had reported 290 coronavirus cases as of Thursday, the highest number among countries in the South Caucasus region.https://www.voanews.com/science-health/coronavirus-outbreak/armenia-reports-first-death-related-coronavirus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted March 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2020 News.am, ArmeniaMarch 26 2020 74-year-old man with respiratory disease dies in Armenia's Gyumri17:07, 26.03.2020 A 74-year-old with a respiratory disease has died in Gyumri. Yesterday the man was taken to the medical center in Gyumri where he was sent to a polyclinic after an ambulatory checkup.As reported the polyclinic, the hospital had advised the polyclinic to check the man’s lungs; the doctors at the polyclinic checked the lungs and found out that there was liquid in the man’s right lung and the man was coughing.The specific reason for the man’s death will be clear after autopsy.There were press releases stating that the man was suspected of having coronavirus. Spokesperson of the Ministry of Healthcare Alina Nikoghosyan posted on her Facebook and stated that Armenia hasn’t recorded any death from coronavirus to this day.https://news.am/eng/news/568540.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted March 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2020 Panorama, ArmeniaMarch 26 2020 Armenia's coronavirus cases rise to 290 as of March 26Armenia has confirmed 25 new coronavirus infections as of 10am Thursday, March 26, bringing the total number of cases to 290 in the country, the National Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported.So far, 18 patients have recovered from the disease in the country.The results of 1,440 tests have come back negative.https://www.panorama.am/en/news/2020/03/26/Armenia-coronavirus/2262932 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted March 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2020 Armenpress.am 39 new cases bring COVID-19 total number in Armenia to 329 SaveShare 10:18, 27 March, 2020YEREVAN, MARCH 27, ARMENPRESS. 39 people have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total cumulative number of cases in Armenia to 329, the National Center for Disease Control and Prevention said as of March 27, 10:00 GMT+4.Out of the 329, 18 people recovered and 1 patient with underlying health conditions died. The remaining 310 are active cases and are hospitalized. Overall, 1625 of implemented tests have come back negative.More than 100 quarantined people have been released. Edited and translated by Stepan Kocharyan https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1010223.html?fbclid=IwAR3Q-abtw-u0xA1sywqe2-gPWtKG5t6b4Wnvd0SNitnFZwg3Z8j5KeMMCqU 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MosJan Posted March 27, 2020 Report Share Posted March 27, 2020 https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/446329/Colors-of-the-Homeland-painter-Edman-O-Aivazian-dies-from-coronavirus “Colors of the Homeland” painter Edman O’Aivazian dies from coronavirus in London Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted March 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2020 Armenpress.am 10 more patients recover from coronavirus in Armenia SaveShare 12:12, 27 March, 2020YEREVAN, MARCH 27, ARMENPRESS. 10 more citizens have recovered from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Armenia, Healthcare Minister Arsen Torosyan said live on Facebook.“10 more citizens have recovered and were discharged from hospital after double testing. At this moment, the total number of citizens who recovered and were discharged is 28. As of now, we have 329 confirmed cases of coronavirus, 28 recovered citizens and 1 death case. Currently, the number of citizens undergoing treatment is 300”, the minister said.He informed that one of the infected patients is in critical condition, but the lives of the others are not in danger.On March 16 Armenia declared a 30-day state of emergency to fight against the spread of the novel coronavirus. The state of emergency is effective until April 14, at 17:00.According to the latest data, the number of coronavirus cases in Armenia is 329, 28 patients have recovered. 1 citizen, aged 72, has died on March 26.Edited and translated by Aneta Harutyunyan https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1010244.html?fbclid=IwAR1nk8l1qNGjF4_-lWXSJSu8bIASTU-Fddz5zosf2leQ2vvyaeszZGjsRpw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted March 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2020 Public Radio of ArmeniaMarch 28 2020 Armenia confirms 407 COVID-19 in Armenia, 30 have recovered Armenia has confirmed 407 coronavirus cases as of 9 pm, March 28, the Armenian Unified InfoCenter informs.Thirty patients have recovered and been discharged from hospital.Spokesperson for the Ministry of Health Alina Nikoghosyan said earlier that 13 patients with pneumonia need intensive care. https://en.armradio.am/2020/03/28/armenia-confirms-407-covid-19-in-armenia-30-have-recovered/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted March 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2020 Armenpress.am Armenian healthcare minister, Lord Ara Darzi, Noubar Afeyan participated in online panel on COVID19 SaveShare 17:37, 28 March, 2020YEREVAN, MARCH 28, ARMENPRESS. Armenian Healthcare Minister Arsen Torosyan, Aurora Humanitarian Initiative Co-Founder Noubar Afeyan, and IDeA Foundation Co-founder, Aurora Humanitarian Initiative and UWC Dilijan International School Co-founder Ruben Vardanyan, Lord Ara Darzi, Director of the Institute of Global Health Innovation at Imperial College, London, McKinsey & Company executive Andre Andonian and Dr. David Nabarro participated in an online conference today titled “COVID-19: Challenging General Fear”.During the online webinar the participants shared views on the current situation around the globe and also in Armenia caused by the spread of the novel coronavirus.In his remarks Dr. David Nabarro said in order to be protected from coronavirus it’s necessary to understand what kind of a disease it is. In terms of fighting the virus he made comparisons with other pandemics faced by humanity.Thereafter, Healthcare Minister Arsen Torosyan introduced the panelists on the COVID-19 situation in Armenia and the country’s fight against the disease.“In the fight against coronavirus we isolate patients and urge citizens to self-quarantine if they had contacted infected people. We also isolate those citizens who are coming from the risky countries. At this moment the number of these countries is nearly 20”, the minister said.Noubar Afeyan informed that the vaccine created by his company is currently at the stage of clinical testing. He expressed hope that the results will be ready in spring.McKinsey & Company executive Andre Andonian commented on the topic from the perspective of economic impact. He said there are several scenarios in terms of the COVID-19 economic impact, from the best to the worst. Mr. Andonian said coronavirus will have the greatest impact on the US economy after the Second World War.In late December 2019, Chinese authorities notified the World Health Organization (WHO) about an outbreak of a previously unknown pneumonia in the city of Wuhan, central China. WHO declared the outbreak of the novel coronavirus a global pandemic and named the virus COVID-19. Cases of coronavirus have been reported in over 195 countries.In Armenia, the total number of confirmed cases is 372 according to the latest data. 28 patients have recovered. One death case has been registered on March 26.Edited and translated by Aneta Harutyunyan https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1010399.html?fbclid=IwAR31AzdsdsAshQ2t7kk45QOmTlyAuytyUdVfBS4zHIFZiGip_2Bn_H0Uv6I Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted March 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 Public Radio of ArmeniaMarch 29 2020 France and Armenia lost one of their best sons: President Sarkissian on Patrick Devedjian’s demise France and Armenia lost one of their best sons, Armenia’s President Armen Sarkissian said on the demise of French Armenian politician Patrick Devedjian.“I am shocked at the death of Patrick Devedjian, a prominent French-Armenian politician, chairman of the Council of the Hauts-de-Seine department,” the President said in a message.“Patrick Devedjian was a bright politician and individual, upright, educated, responsible in his words and deeds. At the same time, he was a tireless advocate of the Armenian Cause, whose voice was heard nationally and internationally,” the President added.He noted that after Armenia gained independence, Patrick Devedjian became one of the architects of the privileged Armenian-French relationship.“The development of Armenia was a priority for him, and he was contributing to it with specific programs and actions,” Armen Sarkissian said.He offered deepest condolences to Patrick Devedjian’s wife, children and grandchildren, relatives, as well as the French-Armenians and the entire Armenian nation.Patrick Devedjian passed away last night days after being diagnosed with coronavirus.https://en.armradio.am/2020/03/29/france-and-armenia-lost-one-of-their-best-sons-president-sarkissian-on-patrick-devedjians-demise/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted March 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2020 Aysor, ArmeniaMarch 29 2020 Number of coronavirus cases in Armenia reach 424 As of March 29, 10 am, the number of coronavirus infected people in Armenia reached 424, the Center of Prevention and Control of diseases reports.The source says 30 citizens have already recovered, 391 are getting factual treatment.The number of coronavirus deaths reached 3 after two patients a woman, 55, and a man 73 died earlier today.https://www.aysor.am/en/news/2020/03/29/coronavirus-cases/1677616 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted March 31, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2020 Armenpress.am Coronavirus cases reach 482 in Armenia SaveShare 11:59, 30 March, 2020YEREVAN, MARCH 30, ARMENPRESS. 58 more cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have been confirmed in Armenia, bringing the total number of infected people to 482, Healthcare minister’s spokesperson Alina Nikoghosyan said.“As of March 29, 58 new cases of coronavirus were confirmed in Armenia. 25 of them are under quarantine, 31 are direct contacts. The direct contacts of the remaining two cases are being clarified”, she said.So far, 3 death cases have been reported in the country.30 patients have recovered.On March 16 Armenia declared a 30-day state of emergency to fight against the spread of the novel coronavirus. The state of emergency is effective until April 14, at 17:00.Edited and translated by Aneta Harutyunyan https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1010480.html?fbclid=IwAR1Mo0Bb2od28VEQ_ScPvIIlvYpbfe-yUbLBu2TXCHunk7A1SASx8NshsDY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted April 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2020 Armenpress.am Armenia COVID-19: More positive tests bring active cases to 499 SaveShare 13:33, 31 March, 2020YEREVAN, MARCH 31, ARMENPRESS. 50 new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Armenia in one day, bringing the total cumulative number to 532, healthcare ministry spokesperson Alina Nikoghosyan said on social media.She said that 23 of the cases were quarantined, and 24 are direct contacts of earlier cases. The contacts of the remaining three cases are being traced, she said.As of 13:00 GMT+4, March 31, the total cumulative number of the novel coronavirus infections in Armenia is 532. With 30 recoveries and 3 fatalities, the number of active cases is 499.Edited and translated by Stepan Kocharyan https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1010644.html?fbclid=IwAR1dIWQZZt-jzFewP7JJOHEHcPeefZIe1KuqCpgAZvmJ6W-nrXDn72pymQY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Yervant1 Posted April 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2020 News.am, ArmeniaApril 1 2020 Armenian, Israeli specialists to hold video conference devoted to COVID-1917:13, 01.04.2020 In accordance with the agreement reached during phone talks with President of Israel Reuven Rivlin on March 22, President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian today held phone talks with Director of the International Relations Division at the Ministry of Health of Israel, Israel’s coordinator for COVID-19, Dr. Asher Shalmon.Dr. Shalmon provided details about the steps that Israel has taken to overcome the coronavirus pandemic.During the phone talks, the parties discussed Israel’s possible assistance to Armenia and specified Armenia’s needs.President Sarkissian and Dr. Shalmon agreed that Armenia and Israel will soon organize a video conference for specialists from both countries to specify concrete directions for future cooperation and take actions.During the phone talks, President Sarkissian also touched upon the steps that are being taken for development of medical engineering in Armenia and the possible cooperation with Israel in this sector.https://news.am/eng/news/569823.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted April 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2020 Panorama, ArmeniaApril 2 2020 Armenia’s coronavirus cases climb to 571 as of April 1Armenia has confirmed 39 new coronavirus infections, bringing the total number of cases to 571 in the country as of 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 1, the National Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported.So far, 31 people have recovered and three have died from COVID-19 in Armenia.The results of 2,704 tests have come back negative.https://www.panorama.am/en/news/2020/04/01/Armenia-coronavirus/2266493 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted April 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2020 Panorama, ArmeniaApril 3 2020 Health 11:25 03/04/2020 Armenia Armenia’s coronavirus cases climb to 736 as of April 3Armenia has confirmed 73 new coronavirus infections, bringing the total number of cases to 736 in the country as of 11 a.m. Friday, April 3, the National Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported.So far, 43 people have recovered and 7 have died from COVID-19 in Armenia.All coronavirus victims in the country had underlying health conditions.The results of 3,258 tests have come back negative.https://www.panorama.am/en/news/2020/04/03/coronavirus-cases/2267895 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted April 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2020 Asbarez.com Phase 2 of COVID-19 Vaccine Trials May Begin in Spring, Moderna’s Afeyan SaysApril 3, 2020 http://asbarez.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Noubar-Afeyan-3.jpgModenra’s Noubar AfeyanThe first human trial of a vaccine to prevent the coronavirus could advance to the next step this spring, Moderna Chairman Noubar Afeyan said Thursday.“It’s difficult to put a specific date on things just because it’s a very dynamic situation,” Afeyan told CNBC. “We’ve entered phase 1 trials. … We’ll enter hopefully phase 2 of trials… we expect that to happen in the spring, perhaps early summer.”“And success there will hopefully lead us to phase 3 trials,” Afeyan added on “The Exchange.”Moderna partnered with the National Institutes of Health to accelerate the development of the vaccine to prevent COVID-19. Phase 1 human trials of the potential vaccine began in the Seattle area in mid-March.Afeyan expressed hope that the first results of COVID-19 vaccine testing to come in spring.Afeyan, who is also CEO of venture capital firm Flagship Pioneering, helped co-found Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Moderna in 2010.Afeyan said he expects other companies working on a vaccine, such as Johnson & Johnson, could also be successful in developing an effective one.“We hope that everybody succeeds because the worldwide demand for these types of interventions is far in excess of what any one player can deliver,” he said.Johnson & Johnson said Monday that it hoped to begin human trials of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine by September. Other companies are attempting to develop a drug to treat COVID-19. http://asbarez.com/193421/phase-2-of-covid-19-vaccine-trials-may-begin-in-spring-modernas-afeyan-says/?fbclid=IwAR0D_obfIqUbTArjCn50l19clxtCQQUtEd9hf_azaE3ZcOmqfluhMVmIR-Y 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted April 5, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2020 Aysor, ArmeniaApril 4 2020 Number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Armenia grew by 34 in a day, reaching 770 The number of coronavirus cases in Armenia grew by 34 in the past 24 hours, reaching 770, the Center for Control and Prevention of Diseases said on Saturday.According to the center, a total of 43 patients have recovered, 720 are getting treatment.The death toll from coronavirus in Armenia reached 7. https://www.aysor.am/en/news/2020/04/04/coronavirus-armenia/1680501 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted April 5, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2020 CIVILNET.AM 4 April, 2020 22:12 Dr. Shant Shekherdimian is a pediatric surgeon at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. He is also an active global health researcher, focusing on health systems in post-Soviet nations. Dr. Shekherdimian has been working with Armenia’s Health Minister and closely monitors the COVID-19 situation in the country. http://groong.com/news/attachments/msg24289/pngsf3l7OE2Uu.png https://www.civilnet.am/news/2020/04/04/UCLA’s-Dr-Shekherdimian-on-Managing-COVID-19/381017 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted April 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2020 Aysor, ArmeniaApril 5 2020 Number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Armenia grew by 52 in a day, reaching 822 The number of coronavirus cases in Armenia grew by 52 in the past 24 hours, reaching 822, the Center for Control and Prevention of Diseases said on Sunday.According to the center, a total of 57 patients have recovered, 758 are getting treatment.The death toll from coronavirus in Armenia stands at 7.https://www.aysor.am/en/news/2020/04/05/coronavirus-armenia/1680762 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted April 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2020 Arminfo, ArmeniaApril 6 2020 Institute of Molecular Biology of Armenia will soon launch production of COVID tests ArmInfo. Scientists at the Institute of Molecular Biology of the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia have developed and will soon begin production of tests for the diagnosis of coronavirus infection. This was announced live on Facebook by Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashiyan. He noted that according to the leadership of the institute, the institute can produce up to 100 anti-coronavirus tests daily.He noted that the government has recently given special importance to the financing of science, including applied science. In the budgets of 2019 and 2020, the government increased funds for applied science by more than 10-fold, to 600-700 million drams. About 300 million drams were spent on the purchase of laboratory equipment alone.https://arminfo.info/full_news.php?id=50833&lang=3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted April 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2020 Armenpress.am Only 11 new coronavirus cases recorded in one day, signaling “unprecedented” dynamics in Armenia SaveShare 11:01, 6 April, 2020YEREVAN, APRIL 6, ARMENPRESS. 11 new COVID-19 cases have been diagnosed in Armenia in the past 24 hours, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on social media, signaling what appears to be an abrupt decrease of daily new cases, given that the previous daily cases were 52 (April 4).“Out of 263 tests only 11 were positive. This is an unprecedented number for the past weeks. This means that the measures, which are causing numerous inconveniences, have begun giving results. The restrictions must be maintained stricter during this week. In that case, our chances for starting to think about easing the restrictions from next Monday will grow,” he said, calling on citizens to strictly adhere to the lockdown restrictions this week.“Today’s number are giving hope, but we must certainly analyze tomorrow’s figures also,” he said.The Prime Minister said that a 68-year-old coronavirus patient has died, becoming Armenia’s eighths COVID-19 fatality. The patient had underlying health conditions, he said.The total cumulative number of COVID-19 infections in Armenia is 833, as of April 6, 11:00 GMT+4.62 patients have recovered, 8 have died. The number of active cases is 763. Edited and translated by Stepan Kocharyan https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1011255.html?fbclid=IwAR3JDKmnW7sD0y808mqc5CLrNqXqPeCBgQDrWopqIHnm9jdySt5Xe842_h0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted April 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 Panorama, ArmeniaApril 7 2020 Health 11:56 07/04/2020 Armenia Armenia’s coronavirus cases rise to 853 as of April 7Armenia has confirmed 20 new coronavirus infections, bringing the total number of cases to 853 in the country as of 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 7, the National Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported.So far, 87 people have recovered and 8 have died from COVID-19 in Armenia.The results of 4,287 tests have come back negative.https://www.panorama.am/en/news/2020/04/07/coronavirus-Armenia/2269897 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted April 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 Panorama, ArmeniaApril 8 2020 Health 12:12 08/04/2020 Armenia Armenia’s coronavirus cases rise to 881 as of April 8Armenia has confirmed 28 new coronavirus infections, bringing the total number of cases to 881 in the country as of 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 8, the National Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported.So far, 114 people have recovered and 9 have died from COVID-19 in Armenia.The results of 4,571 tests have come back negative.https://www.panorama.am/en/news/2020/04/08/Armenia-coronavirus/2270539 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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