Armenian PM Pashinyan tests positive for coronavirus
- 01 Jun 2020
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan attends an event in Yerevan, Armenia. File/Reuters
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Monday said he had tested positive for the novel coronavirus, speaking during a Facebook live video.
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"I didn’t have any symptoms, I decided to take a test as I was planning to visit the frontline", said Pashinyan, adding that his whole family was infected.
Armenia, with a population of 3 million, had registered 9,402 confirmed cases of the coronavirus as of Monday and 139 deaths.
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