The Armenian health authorities reported on Wednesday another decrease in the number of new coronavirus cases and deaths caused by them.
Government Sees Greater Business Compliance With Coronavirus Safety Rules
The chairman and three other members of Armenia’s Constitutional Court indicated on Thursday that they have no intention to resign despite government-backed constitutional changes mandating their replacement.
Public utility regulators rejected on Friday sizable increases in domestic prices of natural gas demanded by Armenia’s Russian-owned gas distribution network.
Armenia’s Penitentiary Service has appealed against a court’s decision to allow the jailed former President Robert Kocharian to remain in hospital until the end of the coronavirus pandemic.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian faced accusations of ethics and privacy violations on Friday as he continued to publicize photographs of people not following safety rules designed to stop the spread of coronavirus in Armenia.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian again insisted that the success of his administration’s fight against coronavirus depends on ordinary people’s behavior after Armenian health authorities reported more than 500 new COVID-19 infections for the second consecutive day on Wednesday.
Public utility regulators on Monday told Armenia’s national gas distribution company owned by Russia’s Gazprom to scale back plans to raise its retail prices of natural gas by an average of 11 percent.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian and key members of his administration caused an uproar in Armenia after clearly failing to observe social distancing during a state banquet in Nagorno-Karabakh on Thursday.
Kindergartens across Armenia reopened on Wednesday following the lifting of virtually all coronavirus-related restrictions imposed by the government two months ago.
The government could re-impose restrictions on people’s movements if coronavirus cases continue to spread in Armenia, a senior official said on Tuesday.
A group of pro-government parliamentarians have drafted a bill that would give an Armenian regulatory body more powers to monitor broadcasters and “cleanse” their programs of what they see as harmful content.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian on Thursday again urged Armenians to strictly follow social distancing rules, warning of the risk of a fresh upsurge in coronavirus cases in the country.
The Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) has temporarily banned exports of key foodstuffs from its member states, including Armenia, to other countries, a senior Armenian official confirmed on Monday.
Gagik Tsarukian, a wealthy businessman leading the opposition Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK), made clear on Monday that he will not pay the wages of those of his employees who have been put on leave because of the coronavirus outbreak.
A relative of a woman blamed for spreading the novel coronavirus in Echmiadzin has filed a crime report, alleging illegal acquisition of personal data and publication in the press and social media of information about infected persons, their photographs as well as insults against them.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian has condemned the actions of a group of supporters considering themselves to be “revolutionary guards” as a video was circulated on the internet earlier this week showing them demanding an apology from a man for allegedly offending the premier.
The fall in world oil prices that has led to a sharp depreciation of the Russian ruble has not had any serious impact on Armenia’s financial system, according to a Central Bank representative.
Armenia’s parliament voted on Tuesday to accept a government proposal to gradually ban smoking in cafes, restaurants and all other indoor public places in the country.
The head of the Armenian government’s Urban Development Committee, Vahagn Vermishian, was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly taking bribes from real estate developers.
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