Armenia has shut down its fourth-largest city, Vagharshapat, with a population of around 46,000 people, in a bid to curb the spread of coronavirus, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said.
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Eighteen coronavirus cases out of 28 registered in Armenia were reported from Vagharshapat, also known as Echmiadzin, the spiritual centre of the country, west of the capital Yerevan.
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Local people will be able to leave the city only after having their body temperature taken, Pashinyan said on Sunday.
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A decision on the need to postpone Armenia’s referendum on constitutional reforms, scheduled for April 5, will be made later depending on how the situation with the virus develops, Pashinyan said.
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Armenia is currently keeping 300 people in quarantine over the risk of the coronavirus. The first case of the flue-like virus was reported on March 1, and the patient has already recovered.
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H/T Reuters
Armenia Shuts Down Fourth-Largest City Over Coronavirus.
