Wednesday, March 18 2020 10:02

ArmInfo.According to the latest confirmed data, 6 new cases of coronavirus infection have been recorded in Armenia. This was announced live on Facebook by the  Minister of Health of the Republic of Armenia Arsen Torosyan.

Thus, the minister continued, the total number of people infected in  the country reached 78 people. New cases of COVID-19 virus are  associated with an incident at a factory in Yerevan. Of the 78 cases,  eighteen were recorded in quarantined individuals. The condition of  all infected people is satisfactory, only in two cases is pneumonia  recorded. The Minister noted that at the moment about 600 people are  isolated, several hundred more people can be quarantined. But in  other cases, you will have to resort only to self-isolation.  As  explained by Arsen Torosyan, the disease is asymptomatic for many -  there is no temperature or other signs.

Note that a significant number of citizens were infected at an  engagement in Etchmiadzin. The city has been closed since March 15.  Three main roads left for entering and leaving the city. Checkpoints  installed.

Recall that the Government of Armenia on March 16, in order to  prevent the threat of the spread of coronavirus, decided to impose a  state of emergency throughout the country from 18:30 on March 16 to  17:00 on April 14. Today, it also became known that due to the  COVID-19 virus pandemic, the heads of state and government of the  European Union decided to suspend entry for citizens of countries  outside the European Union. This was announced by German Chancellor  Angela Merkel. Earlier, the President of the European Commission  Ursula von der Leyen recommended closing the borders. The  recommendations have already been followed by France, having closed  its borders yesterday.

"We all agreed with the proposal of the European Commission to  restrict entry to Europe from countries outside the EU, Great Britain  and other countries," Ms Merkel announced. The decision was made at  an emergency summit of the EU heads of state. The results were  announced by the German Chancellor. The ban will be valid for 30  days. According to Angela Merkel, Germany imposes a ban immediately.   According to Spiegel, the German federal police have already been  instructed not to allow citizens of non- EU countries at Frankfurt  and Munich airports.

Citizens of Great Britain, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and  Switzerland will be allowed transit travel to return home, the same  applies to citizens with temporary residence permits in these  countries.

As previously announced by the head of the European Commission,  persons with a residence permit in the EU countries, family members  of EU citizens, diplomats, as well as specialists - doctors, nurses,  scientists, experts assisting in the fight against coronavirus, do  not fall under the ban on entry.

According to the latest data, more than 186 thousand people have been  infected with the coronavirus worldwide, more than 80 thousand have  recovered, and more than 7.4 thousand have become infected. In  Europe, the largest number of infections were recorded in Italy (27  thousand), Spain (11 thousand), Germany (7 thousand) and France (6  thousand). Countries restrict air and rail communications, introduce  a quarantine regime within the country and declare an emergency mode.  The closure of borders for foreigners was also announced by Russia.