ArmInfo.The U.S. State Department urges its citizens to reconsider traveling to Armenia due to COVID-19, as well as to avoid visiting the Nagorno-Karabakh region due to the armed conflict.
As stated in the message posted on the website of the State Department, in some regions of Armenia there is an increased risk of COVID-19. In particular, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Level 3 Travel Health Notice for Armenia due to COVID-19, indicating a high level of COVID-19 in the country.
The State Department also urges to reconsider visits to Nagorno-Karabakh region due to the armed conflict: "Casualties continue to occur in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Intermittent gunfire and occasional use of artillery systems, including land mines and mortars, result in deaths and injuries each year. Avoid roads near the 'line of contact' and roads near the international border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The U.S. government is unable to provide emergency services to U.S. citizens in Nagorno-Karabakh as U.S. government employees are restricted from traveling there," the message says.