Coronavirus Cases In Armenia Reach 78, 600 More Quarantined.

The number of coronavirus cases in Armenia climbed again on Tuesday, March 17, now standing at 78, said Health Minister Arsen Torosyan on Facebook.

Health Minister Arsen Torosyan said on Facebook that at 95% of the confirmed cases have no symptoms. He said around 600 people who have been exposed to persons carrying the virus are quarantined.

The Health Minister also revealed that there is capacity for the isolation of another several hundred people, after which potential virus carriers will be ordered to self-quarantine. Armenia declared a 30-day state of emergency on Monday, and banned citizens of 16 nations from entering the country.

So far, only one person has recovered from the coronavirus in Armenia

H/T PanArmenian

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