Monday, March 16 2020 11:35

ArmInfo.Another group of Armenian citizens flew on a charter flight from Rome to Yerevan. This was recorded by RA Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan on his  Facebook page.

According to him, the special flight is operated by the Armenian  airline Atlantis European Airways, which will deliver to Yerevan a  group of RA citizens from various regions of Italy who wish to return  to their homeland.

The diplomatic mission in Italy is in constant contact with the  citizens of Armenia, timely informing them of the appropriate steps  taken by the government and the embassy of Armenia in connection with  the spread of a new type of coronavirus in Italy and measures to  organize the return of RA citizens.  Passengers were provided with  masks and health measures were taken. During the flight they are  accompanied by medical personnel. "Our citizens returning to Armenia  will be in quarantine for 14 days.  We wish our compatriots a safe  flight and a happy return to their homeland, "the Deputy Prime  Minister wrote.

RA Minister of Health Arsen Torosyan said on the eve that they  received confirmation of two more cases of coronavirus infection. The  circle of their close communication is established. "Two more cases  of coronavirus infection have been confirmed in Armenia. The circle  of their close contact is being established. In general, 28 cases  have been confirmed so far. There is also good news. The result of  the second test of our first patient turned out to be negative, that  is, he recovered," the Minister of Health noted.

According to the National Health Commission of China, as of March 16,  80,860 confirmed cases were registered in the country. The number of  people infected worldwide, according to the World Health  Organization, exceeded 168.7 thousand people. The German authorities  decided to close the border with Austria, France and Switzerland due  to the spread of the coronavirus. This was reported by Der Spiegel  and Bild. Georgia decided to temporarily suspend the movement of  citizens across the border with Russia due to the spread of the  coronavirus. A restrictive measure has been introduced since March  16. The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  (CDC) called on organizers to cancel or reschedule all public events  involving 50 people or more. The Kazakh authorities decided to  introduce a state of emergency until April 15. The country recorded  eight cases of infection with a new type of coronavirus.  The state  of emergency was also introduced in Slovakia and Serbia; quarantine  was declared throughout the Czech Republic.