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24 March 2020 • 08:10 AMT
Noubar Afeyan steps down from Seres Therapeutics board

Afeyan is the CEO of Flagship Pioneering, which creates and grows first-in-category life sciences companies.

24 March 2020 • 07:16 AMT
Covid-19 and the world: Italy has 602 new deaths; Hubei lifting lockdown

More than 101,000 people have recovered from the disease worldwide, as of Tuesday, March 24 morning.

24 March 2020 • 06:29 AMT
UK bracing for strict lockdown to be enforced by police

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will order police to enforce a strict coronavirus lockdown in the country.

23 March 2020 • 20:30 AMT
Number of coronavirus cases climbs to 235 in Armenia

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Armenia has grown by 30 overnight to reach 235 in total.

23 March 2020 • 18:07 AMT
Covid-19: Latest updates from Armenia, Georgia, Iran and region

The coronavirus has been rapidly spreading worldwide, including in Armenia, neighboring countries and the region.

23 March 2020 • 17:58 AMT
WHO warns coronavirus pandemic is accelerating worldwide

“The pandemic is accelerating,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a press briefing․

23 March 2020 • 17:48 AMT
Merkel’s first coronavirus test comes back negative

“Further tests will be taken in the coming days” to confirm Merkel’s health, her chief spokesman Steffen Seibert said.

23 March 2020 • 15:22 AMT
Former Armenian PM appointed Deputy Chairman of EDB Board

Tigran Sargsyan has been appointed the Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB).

23 March 2020 • 14:47 AMT
IBM to help direct supercomputing power for coronavirus research

IBM partnered with the White House to create the COVID-19 High Performance Computing Consortium.

23 March 2020 • 14:06 AMT
China ready to donate medical uniforms, ventilators to Armenia

China is ready to provide additional support to Armenia and donate medical uniforms and ventilators worth $110 000 in total.

23 March 2020 • 12:04 AMT
Report: Arsenal set €25m price for Henrikh Mkhitaryan

Arsenal are reportedly asking for €25m (£23.1m), which would prove problematic for the Serie A outfit

23 March 2020 • 11:40 AMT
Armenia halted coronavirus test analysis for a day

According to a Health Ministry spokesperson, the laboratory has been working again since Monday morning.

23 March 2020 • 10:41 AMT
Harvey Weinstein tests positive for coronavirus in prison

The disgraced Hollywood producer, 68, has been placed in isolation at Wende Correctional Facility, said Michael Powers.

23 March 2020 • 09:43 AMT
Aurora donates 10 ventilators to Armenian hospitals

Aurora said they will continue giving a second chance to those who have already been through so much.

23 March 2020 • 08:40 AMT
Armenia bans citizens of more countries amid spreading Covid-19

The law does not apply to representatives of diplomatic missions, consulates and international organizations․

23 March 2020 • 08:18 AMT
Armenia and Russia will be linked only via Yerevan-Moscow route

Russia has introduced a temporary restriction on passenger air transportation from Russia to other countries.

23 March 2020 • 07:48 AMT
Tinder letting everyone find quarantine buddies for free

With the Passport feature, users can search by city or drop a pin anywhere on the map to start swiping there.

23 March 2020 • 07:31 AMT
Italy coronavirus deaths nearing 5500 after 651 rise

The latest daily toll was smaller than the previous record 793 fatalities but still the second-highest registered in the crisis.

23 March 2020 • 07:11 AMT
Germany’s Merkel goes into self-quarantine

A spokesperson, said a doctor gave her a vaccination on Friday, then tested positive for the virus shortly after.

23 March 2020 • 06:59 AMT
Armenia retailers could impose dedicated hours for elderly shoppers

Tigran Avinyan said in an interview with the Public TV that the government is going to make such a proposal to retailers.

23 March 2020 • 06:39 AMT
Georgia quarantines two cities due to unknown source of local transmission

Georgian health officials have so far been unsuccessful in identifying the source of the woman’s infection.

22 March 2020 • 18:42 AMT
Armenia reports four new coronavirus cases

9 patients are in the age group of 60 to 65, three others are septuagenarians, and no patient is aged above 80.

22 March 2020 • 13:46 AMT
Health Minister: 14 Covid-19 patients in Armenia have pneumonia

Health Minister Arsen Torosyan said on March 22 that 6 out of Armenia’s 190 coronavirus patients have pneumonia.

22 March 2020 • 12:28 AMT
157 out of Armenia’s 190 Covid-19 patients related to 2 primary carriers

The first case is a woman who arrived from Italy amid the raging pandemic and attended a crowded engagement party.

22 March 2020 • 10:38 AMT
Powerful earthquake rocks Croatia’s Zagreb

A 5.3 magnitude earthquake hit Zagreb and its surroundings at on March 22 morning, the strongest in over 140 years.

22 March 2020 • 09:33 AMT
Covid-19: Global cases surpass 304,000; Italy records 800 new deaths

Italy ordered all but the most essential businesses to close by April 3, tightening a lockdown against the coronavirus.

22 March 2020 • 06:14 AMT
Number of coronavirus cases climbs to 190 in Armenia

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Armenia has grown by 30 overnight to reach 190 in total.

21 March 2020 • 17:38 AMT
Second patient recovered from coronavirus in Armenia

The first patient who was confirmed to be carrying the virus had earlier recovered from the disease.

21 March 2020 • 16:00 AMT
Coronavirus cases rising in region; Iran, Turkey report new deaths

Georgia reported four new cases during, raising the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 47.

21 March 2020 • 15:34 AMT
Armenia closing malls, bars, night clubs, movie theaters

Bookmakers and casinos will also be shut down temporarily in a bid to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus.