Public Radio of Armenia. Armenia will extend the state of emergency for another six months, the Ministry of Health informs.
The Covid-related epidemic situation remains tense, and the World Health Organization warns of the danger of a third wave of the epidemic (taking into account the experience of a number of other countries including England, Spain, Germany, France, Russia).
Based on the above, the Republic of Armenia will extend the quarantine introduced on September 11, 2020 for another six months until July 11, 2021.
At the same time, taking into account the current epidemic situation in the Republic of Armenia, certain mitigations will be implemented.
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